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Dan | |
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Yacouba | |
Native to | Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Liberia |
Ethnicity | Dan people |
Native speakers | 1.6 million (2012)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:dnj – Danlda – Kla |
Glottolog | dann1241 |
Dan /ˈdæn/[2] is a Southern 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 9 to 11 contour and register tones, depending on the dialect.
Alternative names for the language include Yacouba or Yakubasa, Gio, Gyo, Gio-Dan, and Da. Dialects are Gio (Liberian Dan), Gweetaawu (Eastern Dan), Blowo (Western Dan), and Kla. Kla is evidently a distinct language.
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