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The Kpelle 〔Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student’s Handbook'', Edinburgh〕 language (endonym: "Kpɛlɛɛ"〔"Kpɛlɛɛ Kɔlɔi 2" (reader #2 ). 2nd ed. Totota: Kpelle Literacy Center, 1959, 1.〕) is spoken by the Kpelle people and is part of the Mande family of languages. Guinean Kpelle (known as ''Guerze'' in French), spoken by half a million people, concentrated primarily, but not exclusively, in the forest regions of Guinea, whose capital, Nzérékoré, is the third largest city in Guinea and the largest city in the Guinée Forestière region of south-eastern Guinea bordering Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone. Liberian Kpelle, spoken by half again as many, is currently taught in schools in Liberia. ==Sample== The Lord's Prayer in Kpelle:〔Matthew 6:9-13 in the ''Gbanaŋ-woo-kɛɛ ninai'' (New Testament" ). Monrovia: Bible Society in Liberia and United Bible Societies, 1992. This excerpt visible at http://www.christusrex.org/www1/pater/JPN-kpelle-liberia.html.〕 :Kunâŋ gáa ŋele sui, :Tɔɔ ku iláai siɣe a maa waa. :Tɔɔ Ikâloŋ-laai é pá, :Tɔɔ ínîa-mɛni é kέ, :Nɔii ma ɓɛ yɛ̂ɛ berei gáa la Ɣâla-taai. :I kukɔ sâa a kuɣele-kuu tɔnɔ-tɔnɔ mii-sɛŋ; :I ipôlu fe kutɔ̂ŋ-karaa-ŋai dîa, :Yɛ̂ɛ berei kwa kupôlu fè la kuɓarâai ditɔ̂ŋ-karaa-ŋai dîai; :Tɔɔ kutúɛ kufe pili yee-laa-maa su, :Kέlɛ, i kukúla mɛni nyɔ́mɔɔ su. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kpelle language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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