Mwan

MOA

developing

Alternate Names: Mona, Mouan, Muan, Muana, Mwa

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Mande
Eastern
Southeastern
Nwa-Ben
Wan-Mwan

Demographics: 20,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).

Language Use: Educated Mwan also use French [fra]. Also use Guro [goa], Jula [dyu]. Used as L2 by Wan [wan].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 2006.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Côte d’Ivoire

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Muslim.