Klao language

Klao (also Klaoh), or Kru, is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family, spoken primarily in Liberia, with some speakers also in Sierra Leone. It uses SVO word order for main clauses and SOV for embedded clauses. A Klao translation of the Bible by missionary Nancy Lightfoot was released in 2000.^[3] The language has Western, West Central, Central, and Eastern dialects.^[4]

References

1. ↑ Klao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
2. ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Klao". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. 
3. ↑ The GOOD NEWS News
4. ↑ Ethnologue report for language code:klu

Languages of Liberia
Official language	English
Indigenous languages	Manding Bandi Dan Kpelle Loma Maninka Mann Mende Vai Kru Bassa Dewoin Gbii Glaro-Twabo Glio-Oubi Grebo Klao Konobo Krumen Kuwaa Sapo Tajuasohn Krahn Other Gola Kisi
Creole languages	Liberian Kreyol Merico

Languages of Sierra Leone
Official language	English
Indigenous languages	Fula Klao Kono Kissi Kuranko Limba Loko Maninka Mende Pular Sherbro Sua Susu Temne Yalunka
Creole languages	Krio
"Honorary Official" language	Bengali