Glio-Ubi language

{{Short description|Kru language spoken in West Africa}}

{{Infobox language

|name = Glio-Oubi

|nativename = Glio (Liberia), Oubi or Ubi (Ivory Coast)

|pronunciation =

|states = Liberia, Ivory Coast

|speakers = {{sigfig|9,890|1}}

|date = 1991–2020

|ref = e25

|familycolor = Niger-Congo

|fam2 = Atlantic–Congo

|fam3 = Kru

|fam4 = Western

|fam5 = Grebo

|iso3 = oub

|glotto=glio1241

|glottorefname=Glio-Oubi

}}

The Glio-Oubi language (Glio-Ubi) is a Kru language of the Niger–Congo language family. It is spoken in northeast Liberia, where it is known as {{lang|oub-LI|Glio}}, and in western Ivory Coast, where it is known as {{lang|oub-CI|Oubi}} or {{lang|oub-CI|Ubi}}. It has a lexical similarity of 0.75 with the Glaro-Twabo language.

In 1991, Glio was spoken by 3,500 people in Liberia and 2,500 Oubi speakers in Ivory Coast.

{{cite book

| author = Vanderaa, Larry

| title = A survey for Christian Reformed World Missions of missions and churches in West Africa

| year = 1991

| publisher = Christian Reformed World Missions

| location = Grand Rapids, Michigan }}