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  <small>'''[[List of dialects of the English language|Major English dialects]]''':</small><tr><td>
<tr><td><small> [[American English]] </small></td></tr>
<tr><td><small> [[Australian English]] </small></td></tr>
<tr><td><small> [[British English]] </small></td></tr>
<tr><td><small> [[Canadian English]] </small></td></tr>
<tr><td><small> [[Caribbean English]] </small></td></tr>
<tr><td><small> [[Hiberno-English]] </small></td></tr>
<tr><td><small> [[Indian English]] </small></td></tr>
<tr><td><small> [[Jamaican English]] </small></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background:#d3d3d3;"><small> '''Liberian English''' </small></td></tr>
<tr><td><small> [[Malaysian English]] </small></td></tr>
<tr><td><small> [[New Zealand English]] </small></td></tr>
<tr><td><small> [[Singapore English]] </small></td></tr>
<tr><td><small> [[South African English]] </small></td></tr>
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'''Liberian English''' is the form of [[English language|English]] spoken in the African country of [[Liberia]]. Because Liberia was settled by freed American slaves, it is a descendant of [[American English]].

=== External links ===
*[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=LIR Ethnologue: Liberian English]
*[http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/angl/WAfr/intro/liberia.html English in West Africa: Liberia]
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1985/liberia_2_language_comm.htm Global Security.org: Language & Communication: Liberia]

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====References====
* Adapted from the [[Wikipedia]] article, "Liberian_English" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberian_English http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberian_English], used under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]]