Wan language

Mande language spoken in Ivory Coast

Wan
Nwa
Region	Ivory Coast
Native speakers	(22,000 cited 1993)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Mande Eastern Mande Southeastern Nwa–Beng Mwa–Wan Wan
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`wan`
Glottolog	`wann1242`

Wan, or Nwa, is a Mande language of Ivory Coast. Dialects are Miamu and Kemu.

References

^ Wan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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Mande languages

Southeast Mande

South Mande	Beng Dan Gban Goo Guro Mano Mwa Tura Wan Yaure
East Mande	Bissa Boko Busa Tyenga Samo Shanga

West Mande

Bobo	Bobo
Jogo	Jeri Ligbi Tonjon
Manding	Bambara Bolon Dyula Jahanka Kassonke Mandinka Maninka Kita Marka Sininkere
Mokole	Kakabe Kuranko Lele Mixifore
Samogo	Banka Duun Jowulu Seenku
Soninke–Bozo	Soninke Bozo
Soso–Jalonke	Susu Yalunka
Southwest	Bandi Kpelle Loko Loma Mende Zialo
Vai–Kono	Kono Vai

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