Dida language

E934541

Dida language is a Niger-Congo language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoire, belonging to the Kru branch and known for its tonal and dialectal diversity.

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Dida language canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kru language
Niger-Congo language
language
branch Kru
continent Africa
country Côte d'Ivoire
ethnicity Dida people NERFINISHED
family Niger-Congo
glottologCode dida1241
glottologName Dida
hasAlternativeName Dida
Dida (Côte d'Ivoire)
hasDialect Gaɓogbo Dida
linked to: Yocoboué Dida

Godié
Lakota Dida
Vata
Yocoboué Dida
hasFeature dialectal diversity
tonal language
hasMorphologicalType analytic
isolating tendencies
hasNeighboringLanguage Bété language
Godié language
Guéré language
hasPhonologicalFeature consonant length contrasts
contrastive tone
rich vowel inventory
hasSubvariety Gaɓogbo
Lakota
Yocoboué
hasToneSystem contour tones
multiple level tones
isEndangered false
iso639-3 dic
isPartOf Kru language continuum
isSpokenBy tens of thousands of speakers
isUsedIn local education (limited)
local media (limited)
oral communication
languageFamily Niger-Congo languages
macrolanguage Dida macrolanguage
primaryWordOrder SVO
region southwestern Côte d'Ivoire
spokenIn Côte d'Ivoire
subclassOf Kru languages
subfamily Atlantic–Congo
usedBy Dida ethnic group
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Kru languages hasMember Dida language