Dan | |
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Yacouba | |
Region | Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Liberia. |
Native speakers
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1.6 million (2012) |
Niger–Congo
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Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either: dnj – Dan lda – Kla |
Glottolog | dann1241 |
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.