Gban language

Gban
Region	Ivory Coast
Native speakers	60,000 (2012)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Mande Eastern Mande Southeastern Nwa–Beng Gban–Beng Gban
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ggu`
Glottolog	`gagu1242`^[2]

Gban, or Gagu (Gagou), is a Mande language of Ivory Coast. Dialects are N’da, Bokwa, Bokabo, Tuka.

References

↑ Gban at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Gagu". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Mande languages

East Mande
(Dan–Busa)

Southeast	Beng Dan Gban Goo Guro Mano Mwa Tura Wan Yaure

Bisa–Busa	Bissa Boko Busa Tyenga Samo Shanga

Central West Mande
(Manding–Kpelle)

Jogo languages	Ligbi Tonjon

Manding languages	Bambara Bolon Dyula Jahanka Kassonke Mandinka Maninka Kita Marka Sininkere

Mokole languages	Kakabe Kuranko Lele Mixifore

Southwest Mande	Bandi Kpelle Loko Loma Mende Zialo

Other Central	Jeri Kono Susu Vai Yalunka

Northwest Mande
(Samogo–Soninke)

Samogo languages	Banka Duun Seenku

Other Northwest	Bobo Bozo Jowulu Soninke

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