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Dan language

 
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Dan
Spoken in Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Liberia.
Total speakers ~951,600
Language family Niger-Congo ?
  • Mande
    • Eastern Mande
      • Southeastern
        • Mano-Dan
          • Guro-Dan
            • Tura-Dan
              • Dan
Writing system Latin alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-1 None
ISO 639-2 nic
ISO 639-3 daf

Dan is a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoire (~800,000 speakers) and Liberia (150,800–200,000 speakers). There is also a population of about 800 speakers in Guinea. Dan is a tonal language.

Alternative names for the language include Yacouba or Yakuba, Gio, Gyo, Gio-Dan, and Da.

Phonology

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Close-mid e ɘ o
Open-mid ɛ ɜ ɔ
Open a

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