Gants, or in native orthography ''Gaj'', is a
Madang language
The Madang or Madang–Adelbert Range languages are a language family of Papua New Guinea. They were classified as a branch of Trans–New Guinea by Stephen Wurm, followed by Malcolm Ross. William A. Foley concurs that it is "highly likely" t ...
of
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
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Classification
Daniels (2017), following Pawley, classifies Gants as an East
Sogeram language, with
Kursav as its closest relative.
[Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. ''Language and Linguistics in Melanesia'' 35: 82-93.]
Usher concurs.
Pronouns
Gants pronouns may be compared with those of other Madang languages:
[
The roots ''ya'', ''na'', ''nu'', ''a-'', ''na-'', ''n(i)-'' correspond to proto-Sogeram *ya, *na, *nu/*nɨ, *a-, *na-, *nɨ-.
]
References
External links
Gants Swadesh List by The Rosetta Project at the Internet Archive
Sogeram languages
Languages of Madang Province
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