Niger-Congo
Dan, Ivory Coast
Dan Du: Heart of the Forest
dnj
Language Overview
Dan, spoken by around 1 million people in Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia. Part of the Mande family.
Market Insights
Content includes radio and storytelling, with digital media growing. French is widely consumed among youth.
Cultural Context
Respectful language for elders; dialects vary across Dan regions.
Writing System and Typography
Latin script, left-to-right. Diacritics indicate tone.
Phonetics and Phonology
Tonal qualities and nasal sounds, challenging for outsiders.
Grammatical Structure
Typically Subject-Object-Verb (SOV); tense inferred by context.
Media and Text Layout
Translation expands around 10-15% for cultural context.
Localization Challenges
Subtitles need brevity due to tonal shifts.
Technical Considerations
Limited encoding support for specific diacritics.
Other information
Expressions reflect community and resilience.
Our Human Voices
https://flowficiency.com/demo/voice-player/en_US?lang=#N/A
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