Liberian Word Associations

King Sao Boso (Boatswain) was a Mandingo king of the Condo Kingdom, King Zulu Duma was ruler of the southern Vai and neighboring Gola tribes.

Mount Nimba and Mount Wutivi are the highest mountains in Liberia.

Both are female names. Musu means woman in Vai, Nennie means woman in Kpelle.

The Liberian Legislature is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Cape Mesurado (Monrovia area) and Cape Palmas (Maryland County) are capes along the coast of Liberia.

When Liberia changed from a Colony to a Commonwealth in 1839, its first Governor was Thomas Buchanan. Upon his death, Vice Governor Joseph Jenkins Roberts took over as Governor. Roberts later became Liberia's first president in 1848.

Gola and Kissi are of the Mel language group.
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The Mano tribe names the first daughter Kou, and the Kissi name the first daughter Sia.

John F. Kennedy is a major hospital in Monrovia, and Jackson F. Doe is a major hospital in Nimba.

Before Bong and Nimba became counties in the 1960s, that region was known as the Central Province.