Dan language

. Dan 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.

.]] Dan 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. ==Phonology== A syllable is minimally /V/ or /ŋ/, and maximally /ClVV/ or /ClVŋ/. ===Vowels=== Color coding: Only in Eastern Dan when in the position of extra-high tone Only in Liberian Dan Only in Liberian Dan Not in Western Dan Not in Liberian Dan all consonants are nasalized in nasal feet occurs only as a syllable or a syllable coda and has been treated as a vowel. it carries tone. is heard as when preceded by alveolar or palatal consonants. Consonant combinations are heard as lateral fricative sounds . ==References== ==Further reading== ==External links== English-Dan Online Dictionary

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