References
- ↑ Gants at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- 1 2 Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 82-93.
| Gants | |
|---|---|
| Gaj | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 2,500 (2015) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gao |
| Glottolog | gant1244 |
Gants, or in native orthography Gaj, is a Madang language of Papua New Guinea.
Daniels (2017), following Pawley, classifies Gants as an East Sogeram language, with Kursav as its closest relative. Usher concurs.
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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