The Kru languages 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'.

Examples are Bété, Nyabwa, and Dida.

Sources

• Westerman, Diedrich Hermann (1952) Languages of West Africa (Part II). Londen/New York/Toronto: Oxford University Press.