Native speakers 1.6 million (2012) Glottolog dann1241 | Writing system Latin | |
Region Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Liberia. Language family Niger–Congo
Mande
Eastern Mande
Southeastern
Mano–Dan
Guro–Dan
Tura–Dan
Dan ISO 639-3 Either:
dnj – Dan
lda – Kla | ||
Dan /ˈdæn/ is a Mande language spoken primarily in Ivory Coast (~800,000 speakers) and Liberia (150,000–200,000 speakers). There is also a population of about 800 speakers in Guinea. Dan is a tonal language, with three main tones and two glide/contour tones.
Alternative names for the language include Yacouba or Yakubasa, Gio, Gyo, Gio-Dan, and Da. Dialects are Gweetaawu (Eastern Dan), Blowo (Western Dan), and Kla. Kla is evidently a distinct language.
References
Dan language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA