| Languages of Liberia | |
|---|---|
 News board in English,Monrovia;Moses Blah's remarks are given inKolokwa, such asI na do-way for "I did not." | |
| Official | English |
| Recognised | Kpelle |
| Indigenous | Mande languages,Kru languages,Mel languages,Gola |
| Vernacular | Kolokwa |
| Signed | American Sign Language |
| Keyboard layout | |
Liberia is a multilingual country where more than 20 indigenous languages are spoken. English is the official language, andLiberian Koloqua is the vernacular lingua franca, though mostly spoken as a second language.
The nativeNiger–Congo languages can be grouped in four language families:Mande,Kru,Mel, and the divergent languageGrebo.[1][2]Kpelle-speaking people are the largest single linguistic group.
