The Southern Mande languages, called Southeastern Mande in Kastenholz's classification, are a branch of the Mande languages within the Niger-Congo family, spoken across Ivory Coast and into Liberia. The branch divides into two groups, Mano-Dan, comprising the Mano language and the Guro-Dan group of Dan, Goo, Tura, Guro and Yaure, and Nwa-Beng, comprising the Mwa-Wan and Gban-Beng groupings, alongside the extinct Gbin language, whose classification within the branch is disputed by some scholars.
Southern Mande languages
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Southern Mande is one of the two primary branches of Mande (alongside Northwestern Mande), spoken across Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia and Guinea, including the Dan and Mano languages.
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