Liberia is a multilingual country where more than 20 indigenous languages are spoken. English is the official language, and Liberian Koloqua is the vernacular lingua franca, though mostly spoken as a second language.
The native Niger–Congo languages can be grouped in four language families: Mande, Kru, Mel, and the divergent language Grebo. Kpelle-speaking people are the largest single linguistic group.
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