Dyan
A language of Burkina Faso
| Population | 14,100 (Vanderaa 1991). |
| Region | Bougouriba Province, Dolo, near Diébougou. |
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Burkina Faso, reference number 11 |
| Alternate names | Dan, Dian, Dya, Dyane, Dyanu |
| Dialects | Zanga. Zanga is a dialect or closely related language. Not similar enough to Lobi [lob] to be intelligible. Distinct from Dan [daf] (Gio, Yacouba). |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Dyan |
| Language use | Some also use Jula [dyu]. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Traditional religion, Muslim. |
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