language: kro

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has glosseng: History of the Kru people The name Kru is of unknown origin and was, according to Westermann (1952), used by Europeans to denote a number of tribes speaking related dialects. The dialects as a whole, Marchese (1989) notes, might be derived from the fact that many of these peoples were recruited as “crew” by European seafarers; “the homonymy with crew is obvious, and is at least one source of the confusion among Europeans that there was a Kru/crew tribe” Andrew Dalby wrote that “Kru and associated languages were among the first to be encountered by European voyagers on what was then known as the Pepper Coast, a center of the production and export of Guinea and melegueta pepper; a once staple African seaborne trade” . Also, according to Dalby, Kru languages are historically important for their position at the crossroads of African-European interactions.
has glosseng: The Kru languages belong to the Niger-Congo language family and are spoken in the areas ranging from the southeast of Liberia to east of Cote d'Ivoire. The Kru language consist of many subgroups: Kuwaa, Grebo, Belle, Belleh, Kwaa, and many others.
lexicalizationeng: Kru languages
lexicalizationeng: Kru language
subclass oflanguage/alv
has instancee/Grebo language
has instancee/Klao language
has instancee/Nyabwa language
has instancee/hr/Aizi jezici
has instancee/hr/Aproumu Aizi jezik
has instancee/hr/Daloa Bété jezik
has instancee/hr/Guiberoua Bété jezik
has instancee/hr/Kuwaa jezik
has instancee/hr/Mobumrin Aizi jezik
has instancee/hr/Tiagbamrin Aizi jezik
has instancee/hr/Zapadni kru jezici
Meaning
Breton
has glossbre: Ur skourr eus ar yezhoù nijerek-kongoek eo ar yezhoù krouek (kru) komzet en Afrika ar C'hornôg o vont eus gevred Liberia betek reter Aod an Olifant.
lexicalizationbre: Yezhoù krouek
German
has glossdeu: Die Kru-Sprachen sind eine Untergruppe des Nord-Volta-Kongo-Zweigs der Niger-Kongo-Sprachen. Die rund 30 Kru-Sprachen werden in der Elfenbeinküste und in Süd-Liberia von etwa 2,5 Mio. Menschen gesprochen. Der Name Kru ist offensichtlich eine Verballhornung des Sprachnamens Klao, begünstigt durch englisch crew, da die Kru-Leute früher häufig als Matrosen auf europäischen Schiffen arbeiteten.
lexicalizationdeu: Kru-Sprachen
lexicalizationdeu: Krusprachen
Finnish
has glossfin: Kru-kielet ovat Liberiassa ja Norsunluurannikolla asuvien kru-kansojen puhumien nigeriläis-kongolaisten kielten ryhmä. Siihen kuuluvat mm. bete (noin 600 000 puhujaa), bassa (300 000), guere (yli 200 000) ja grebo (yli 200 000). Kielet toimivat yhteisöjen suullisen kanssakäymisen välineinä. Bassaa varten laadittiin 1900-luvun alussa omaperäinen tavukirjoitusjärjestelmä, joka ei saanut laajempaa käyttöä.
lexicalizationfin: Kru-kielet
French
has glossfra: Les langues kru ou krou appartiennent aux langues nigéro-congolaises et sont parlées entre le sud-est du Libéria et l’Ouest de la Côte d'Ivoire. Le nom kru est d’origine inconnue.
lexicalizationfra: Langue kru
lexicalizationfra: Langues Kru
Croatian
has glosshrv: Kru jezici, skupina voltaško-kongoanski jezika koja se sastoji od pet glavnih podskupina koje obuhvačaju 39 jezika. To su: :A) Aizi jezici (3) Obala Slonovače: aizi (3 jezika: aproumu, mobumrin, tiagbamrin). :B) Istočni kru jezici (11) Obala Slonovače: Bakwe (2): bakwé, wané; Bete (5): béte (3 jezika: guiberoua, gagnoa, daloa), godié, kouya; Dida (3): dida (2 jezika: lakota, yocoboué), neyo; Kwadia (1): kodia. :C) Kuwaa jezici (1) Liberija: kuwaa. :D) Seme jezici (1) Burkina Faso: siamou. :E) zapadni kru jezici (23) Liberija, Obala Slonovače: Bassa (3): bassa, dewoin, gbii; Grebo (9): glio-oubi, grebo (5 jezika: sjeverni, gboloo, južni, središnji, barclayville), krumen (3 jezika: plapo, pye, tepo); Klao (2): klao, tajuasohn; Wee (9): daho-doo, glaro-twabo, krahn (2 jezika: istočni i zapadni), nyabwa, sapo, wè sjeverni, wè južni, wè zapadni.
lexicalizationhrv: Kru jezici
Italian
has glossita: Le lingue Kru sono una classe linguistica della famiglia niger-kordofaniana e sono diffuse in unarea che si estende dal sud-est della Liberia allest della Costa dAvorio. Il nome Kru è di etimo ignoto e secondo Westermann (1952) è in uso presso gli Europei per identificare alcune tribù che parlano alcuni dialetti appartenenti alla stessa famiglia e i dialetti stessi come intero; Marchese (1989) fa notare che il termine potrebbe derivare dal fatto che molte di queste persone furono reclutate come equipaggio (in inglese crew') dai navigatori europei.
lexicalizationita: lingue kru
Korean
lexicalizationkor: 크루어
Occitan (post 1500)
lexicalizationoci: Lengas kru
Russian
has glossrus: Кру — группа в составе семьи атлантическо-конголезских (вольта-конголезских) нигеро-конголезских языков. Распространены на юго-востоке Либерии (24,6 % от численности семьи) и юге Кот-д'Ивуара (74,8 %).
lexicalizationrus: Языки кру
Castilian
has glossspa: Las lenguas Kru (también llamadas lenguas craví) forman parte de la familia de lenguas Níger-Congo y son utilizadas en una area geográfica que abarca desde el sur-este de Liberia hasta el este de Costa de Marfil. La denominación Kru es de origen desconocido y de acuerdo con Diedrich Hermann Westermann (1952) es «usada por los europeos para llamar a un número de clanes que hablan dialectos relacionados»; Marchese (1989) apunta otros orígenes para el término.
lexicalizationspa: Lenguas Kru
Swedish
has glossswe: Kruspråk är en språkgrupp inom Niger-Kongospråken. De talas i ett område från sydöstra Liberia till östra Elfenbenskusten. Namnet kru är av okänt ursprung. Enligt Westermann (1952) används ordet av européer för att beskriva ett antal stammar som talar besläktade dialekter, och dialekterna som helhet. Marchese (1989) anmärker att termen kan ha uppstått från det faktum att dessa folk rekryterades som besättning (engelska crew) av europeiska sjöfarare.
lexicalizationswe: kruspråk
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has subclasslanguage/blh
has subclasslanguage/dee
has subclasslanguage/ggb
has subclasslanguage/krn
has subclasslanguage/sif
has subclasslanguage/tja
has subclasse/Eastern Kru languages
has subclasse/Grebo language
has subclasse/Western Kru languages
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