Grebo is a Kru language of Liberia. All of the Grebo languages are referred to as Grebo, though in Ivory Coast, Krumen is the usual name. The Grebo people live in the extreme south-west of Liberia, both on the coast and inland, between the rivers Cavally and Cess.Gordon Innes, A Grebo - English Dictionary, Cambridge University Press, 1967
As in the other Kru languages, tone is extremely important. For instance, with a high (or high-mid) tone is the first-person pronoun "I", while with a low tone is the singular form of "you".Gordon Innes, as above. A dictionary was compiled from previous dictionaries and the speech of Assistant 1955-1957 at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, Mr. J.Y.Dennis
Phonology Consonants LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarLabio-velarGlottalplainlab.NasalvoicedvoicelessPlosivevoicelessvoicedFricativeApproximantvoicedvoiceless
Vowels +Oral vowelsFrontCentralBackplainret.plainret.CloseClose-midOpen-midOpen
+Nasal vowelsFrontCentralBackCloseClose-midOpen-midOpen Vowels /e̠, o̠/ are considered as retracted or "muffled" vowels according to source.
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