Kru

Japanese: Kru
Kru

...The above two groups speak languages ​​belonging to the Mande group of the Niger-Congo language family. The third group is the Kru, who live in the eastern part of the country near the border with Côte d'Ivoire, and are of the Kwa family. Representative tribes include the Bassa and Krahn, and their population reaches 400,000. The fourth group, who speak languages ​​belonging to the Atlantic language family, are the Gora and Kisi, small tribes each with a population of 50,000.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kru" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…以上二つのグループはニジェール・コンゴ語派のマンデ語群に属する言語を話す。第3のグループはコートジボアールとの国境に近い東部に住むクワ語系のクルKruで,バサ,クラーンKrahnなどが代表的であり,人口は40万に達する。第4のグループは大西洋側語群に属する言語を話す人々で,ゴラやキシであるが,それぞれ人口5万の小部族である。…

※「Kru」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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