The people of Liberia are classified into three major groups: the indigenous people (majority), Black immigrants from the United States and the West Indies.
Liberia’s indigenous ethnic groups may be classified into three linguistic groups:
Mande group: Vai, Kpelle, Ngbandi, Dan (Gio), Mano, Mande and Malinke
Kwa group: Bassa, Kru , Grebo, De, Belleh (Belle) and Krahn.
