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Kpelle is the most important language of Liberia, on the west coast of Africa. It is spoken by about 750,000 people, or one-third of the total population. Kpelle belongs to the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages.

Kpelle is spoken/used in the following countries:

Language Family
Niger-Congo
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Branch
Mande

Kpelle Language Sample

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1

Kpelle, Guinea

Nukan gele kaa pələ kaa tanɔn, yiliɓa nu kəle maawiyə pələ da tɔɔi gaa ɲei yɛnɛyii hu kɛpələ kaalɔ tanɔn; di kɛmɛni a nukan ŋaa ɓə gɛɛ hwəkɛli wɛlikɛmaa ə lɔ di luwai.

English translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights