DYA ISO 639-3
Dyan
A language of Burkina Faso
- ISO 639
- dya
- Alternate Names
- Dan, Dian, Dya, Dyane, Dyanu
- Population
- 14,100 (Vanderaa 1991).
- Location:
- Boucle du Mouhoun region: small areas in Bale province; Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province; Sud-Ouest region: Bougouriba province, Dolo, near Diébougou.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Dyan
- Dialects
- Zanga. Zanga is a dialect or closely-related language. Reportedly not similar enough to Lobi [lob] to be intelligible. Distinct from Dan [dnj] (Gio, Yacouba).
- Language Use
- Also use Jula [dyu].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Dyan
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Muslim.
Also Spoken in
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Location: Boucle du Mouhoun region: small areas in Bale province; Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province; Sud-Ouest region: Bougouriba province, Dolo, near Diébougou.
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