Gants language


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

Classification

Daniels classifies Gants as an East Sogeram language, with Kursav as its closest relative.
Usher had placed Gants with the Kalam languages, and as of 2018 had not evaluated Daniels' work.
Both Sogeram and Kalam are branches of the Madang family.

Pronouns

Gants pronouns may be compared with those of other Madang languages:
The roots ya, na, nu, a-, na-, n- correspond to proto-Sogeram *ya, *na, *nu/*nɨ, *a-, *na-, *nɨ-.