Gants language

Gants
Gaj
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers
2,500 (2015)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3gao
Glottologgant1244

Gants, or in native orthography Gaj, is a Madang language of Papua New Guinea.

Classification

Daniels (2017), following Pawley, classifies Gants as an East Sogeram language, with Kursav as its closest relative.[2] Usher concurs.

Pronouns

Gants pronouns may be compared with those of other Madang languages:[2]

sg pl
1 ya a-yu
2 na na-yu
3 nu ni-(y)u

The roots ya, na, nu, a-, na-, n(i)- correspond to proto-Sogeram *ya, *na, *nu/*nɨ, *a-, *na-, *nɨ-.

References

  1. ^ Gants at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 82-93.


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