Dan language

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 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