Kpelle
Speech parts
1. Kpelle - Noun
2. Kpelle - Proper noun
Meaning
Kpelle (plural Kpelles or Kpelle)
A member of the largest ethnic group of Liberia.
Kpelle
Their Mande language.
Examples
Immigrants from Mali The Kpelle, Gio, Mano, Mandingo and Vai groups migrated from the Empire of Mali for various reasons, some escaping political intrigue, others looking for a better life.
He was ashamed of being Kpelle.
Most of the early le leaders of the Kpelle were related through marraigages.
The chorus of the song goes like this: “Zamgba die, Kpelle people put on shoes; Zamgba die, Kpelle people put on shoes.”
This Kpelle lad from Korkoyah – Moses Jacob, had a thoroughly makeover in Monrovia to the point of refusing to speak Kpelle whenever he encountered old acquaintances or family members.
Nnangalakporya (the Kpelle language for Thank you very much.