The
Language s belong to the
Niger-Congo Language Family and are spoken in the area ranging from the south-east of
Liberia to the east of
Côte D'Ivoire . The name ''Kru'' is of unknown origin and is according to
Westermann (1952) 'used by Europeans to denote a number of tribes speaking related dialects, and the dialects as a whole'; Marchese (1989) notes that the term might be derived from the fact that many of these peoples were recruited as 'crew' by European seafarers.
The classification of Kru languages is as follows:
- Westerman, Diedrich Hermann (1952) ''Languages of West Africa'' (Part II). London/New York/Toronto: Oxford University Press.
