Dan | Ethnologue

A language of CÃ´te dâ€™Ivoire

ISO 639: dnj
Alternate Names: Da, Dàn, Gio, Gio-Dan, Ya, Yacouba, Yakuba
Autonym: Dã̀ã̀
Population: 1,300,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (2012 V. Vydrin). 650,000 in Eastern Dan, 650,000 in western Dan. Total users in all countries: 1,568,800.
Location:: Montagnes district: Biankouma, Danané, and Man prefectures, Liberian border area west of Touba. 19 villages.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Mande, Eastern, Southeastern, Guro-Tura, Tura-Dan-Mano, Tura-Dan
Dialects: Gweetaawu (Dan-Gwɛɛtaa, Eastern Dan), Blowo (Western Dan). At least 38 subdialects. In Liberia speakers in Garplay understood Côte d’Ivoire Yacouba dialect recordings as follows: Danane, Koulinle, Kale: very well; Blosse: quite well; Bloundo: reasonably well; dialects east of Blouno: considerable difficulty (Bolli and Frick 1971).
Typology: Whistle speech reported.
Language Use: All domains. Used by all. Also use French [fra], especially the educated. Also use Jula [dyu]. Used as L2 by Toura [neb].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 2% or more (2021 SIL). Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. NT: 1981–1993.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Dan
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian, Muslim.

Guinea

Location: Nzérékoré region: Lola prefecture, Kogota village on Côte d’Ivoire border.
Language Status: 5 (Developing)
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Liberia

Location: Montagnes district: Biankouma, Danané, and Man prefectures, Liberian border area west of Touba. 19 villages.