Dan language
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| Dan | |
|---|---|
| Yacouba | |
| Region | Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Liberia. |
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Native speakers
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1.6 million (2012)[1] |
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Niger–Congo
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: dnj – Dan lda – Kla |
| Glottolog | dann1241[2] |
Dan /ˈdæn/[3] 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.
Phonology
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Close-mid | e | ɘ | o |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɜ | ɔ |
| Open | a |
References
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- ↑ Dan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- ↑ Laurie Bauer, 2007, The Linguistics Student’s Handbook, Edinburgh
