Dan language

Dan
Dan
Yacouba
Region	Ivory Coast, Guinea, and Liberia
Native speakers	1.6 million (2012)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Mande Eastern Mande Southeastern Mano–Dan Guro–Dan Tura–Dan Dan; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; dnj – Dan; lda – Kla
Glottolog	dann1241

Dan /ˈdæn/ 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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