Phonology
A syllable is minimally /V/ or /ŋ/, and maximally /ClVV/ or /ClVŋ/. Vowels Color coding: Only in Eastern Dan when in the position of extra-high tone Only in Liberian Dan Consonants Only in Liberian Dan Not in Western Dan Not in Liberian Dan • all consonants are nasalized in nasal feet • occurs only as a syllable or a syllable coda and has been treated as a vowel. it carries tone. • is heard as when preceded by alveolar or palatal consonants. • Consonant combinations are heard as lateral fricative sounds . Tones Dan has four to five level tones, depending on the variety, with level and contour tones. == Writing system ==
Writing system
The orthography of Liberia includes this alphabet: Tones are marked as follows: extra high tone: a̋; high tone: á; medium tone: ā; low tone: à; extra low tone: ȁ; high drop tone: â; extra low hanging tone: aʼ. The digraphs keep the same values as in the spelling of 1982, and the nasal vowels are also indicated by appending the letter n after the letter of the vowel . ==References==