Niger-Congo
Kisi, Southern, Liberia
Kisi Ki: Voice of the Forest
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Speakers
kss
Language Overview
Southern Kisi, a Mande language spoken by around 500,000 in Guinea and Sierra Leone.
Market Insights
Content includes radio, oral storytelling, and some digital media. French and English are widely used among younger speakers.
Cultural Context
Language reflects respect for elders, with minor dialectal variation.
Writing System and Typography
Latin script, left-to-right. Diacritics mark tone.
Phonetics and Phonology
Distinct tonal shifts and nasalized sounds, challenging for non-natives.
Grammatical Structure
Typically Subject-Object-Verb (SOV); tense contextually inferred.
Media and Text Layout
Translations expand by around 10% for cultural terms.
Localization Challenges
Subtitles require simplified language for tonal clarity.
Technical Considerations
Limited encoding support for specific tonal markers.
Other information
Reflects agricultural heritage and community pride.
Our Human Voices
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