Kissi language

Kissi
Native toGuinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
EthnicityKissi people
Native speakers
910,000 (2017–2020)[1]
Dialects
  • Luangkori
  • Tengia
  • Warn
  • Liaro
  • Kama
  • Teng
  • Tung
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
kss – Southern Kissi
kqs – Northern Kissi
Glottologkiss1245
Linguasphere(Kisi, incl. 94-BAB-aa Kisi-N. & 94-BAB-ab Kisi-S.) 94-BAB-a (Kisi, incl. 94-BAB-aa Kisi-N. & 94-BAB-ab Kisi-S.)

Kissi (or Kisi) is a Mel language of West Africa, There are two dialects, northern and southern, and both are tonal languages. The northern dialect is spoken in Guinea and in Sierra Leone. The southern dialect is spoken in Liberia and Sierra Leone. The two dialects are notably different, but are closely related.

In Guinea, the main places Kissi is spoken are the cities of Kissidougou and Guéckédou and their préfectures.

  1. ^ Southern Kissi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
    Northern Kissi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon