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ANYIN
610,000 in Côte d'Ivoire (1993 SIL)
Alternate names: ANYI, AGNI.
Dialects: SANVI, INDENIE, BINI, BONA, MORONOU, DJUABLIN, ANO,
ABE, BARABO, ALANGUA.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Central, Bia, Northern.
Bamana
Today, Bamana is spoken by
more than 26 million speakers as first or second language
across the western part of Africa. In Linguistics, when you
speak about " Manding", you mean generally the following
dialects: Bambara in Mali and in Senegal, Diula in Cote-d'Ivoire,
in Burkana Faso and Malinke in Guinea-Conakry,etc. The name
Bamana is used to describe the following three dialects :
Bambara, Diula and Malinke.
For more information
: Bamana
Brochure
BAOULÉ
2,130,000 (1993 SIL). Central Department, widespread throughout
southern Côte d'Ivoire.
Alternate names: BAULE, BAWULE.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Tano, Central, Bia, Northern.
DAN
800,000 in Cote d'Ivoire (1993 M. Bolli SIL) including 400,000
in Eastern Dan, 400,000 in western Dan.
Alternate names: YACOUBA, YAKUBA, DA, GIO, GIO-DAN.
Dialects: GWEETAAWU (EASTERN DAN), BLOWO (WESTERN DAN). Classification:
Niger-Congo, Mande, Eastern, Southeastern, Guro-Tura, Tura-Dan-Mano,
Tura-Dan.
SENOUFO, CEBAARA
862,000 (1993 SIL). Northern, around Korhogo.
Alternate names: SENADI, SENARI, SYENERE, TIEBAARA, TYEBALA.
Dialects: KAFIRE, KASARA, KUFURU, TAGBARI (MBENGUI-NIELLÉ),
PATARA, POGARA, TYEBARA, TAGARA, TENERE, TAKPASYEERI (MESSENI),
SOUTHWEST SENARI, KANDERE (TENGRELA), PAPARA, FODARA, KULERE,
NAFARA.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo,
North, Gur, Senufo, Senari.
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