Gants language
Madang language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Gants, or in native orthography Gaj, is a Madang language of Papua New Guinea.
01Classification
Daniels (2017), following Pawley, classifies Gants as an East Sogeram language, with Kursav as its closest relative. Usher concurs.
02Pronouns
Gants pronouns may be compared with those of other Madang languages:
| 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-.
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