Dewoin

DEE

vigorous

Alternate Names: De, Dei, Dewoi, Dey

Dialects: No significant dialect differences. Lexical similarity: 72% with Bassa ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Kru
Western
Bassa

Demographics: 8,100 (Vanderaa 1991).

Language Use: Also use English [eng].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 5%.

Nation of Origin: Liberia

Other Comments: Many loan words from other languages. Muslim, traditional religion.