Maan also known as Mano or Maa or Mah or Manon or Mawe is a language spoken in Nimba, Bong and Grand Bassa counties in the north of Liberia, and in Nzérékoré, Lola and Yomou districts in Guinea..
Maan language has approximately 492,000 native speakers.
The language has 6 dialects; Maazein, Maabei, Zaan, Maa, Maalaa and Kpeinson.
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