Dan language

Dan language
Dan
Yacouba
Spoken in Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Liberia.
Native speakers ca. 980,000  (1993)
Language family
Niger–Congo ?
  • Mande
    • Eastern Mande
      • Southeastern
        • Mano–Dan
          • Guro–Dan
            • Tura–Dan
              • Dan
Writing system Latin
Language codes
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, 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) and Blowo (Western Dan).

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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