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//Gana

//Gana is a Khoe-Kwadi language spoken in Botswana. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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//Gana · 21.9°S 22.2°E

Gǁana (pronounced GAH-nə in English, and also spelled ǁGana, ǁ᪶Ana, Gxana, Dxana, Xgana) is a Khoe language and dialect cluster of Botswana. It is closely related to Naro, and includes the well-known dialect Gǀwi, which has the majority of speakers.

The double pipe at the beginning of the name "Gǁana" represents a click like the English interjection used when saying giddy-ap to a horse. For the clicks and other sounds found in Gǁana, see Gǀwi dialect.

From Wikipedia · Gǁana language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in //Gana

MeaningWordRomanization
personkue*
name!uo5*
eye!ai*
ear!ei*
nose!ui*
tooth!oji*
tonguedam*
handceu*
blood!ao*
bone!owa*
skinko*
knee!ori*
breastNguSa*
liver!aen*
waterca*
fire!e*
sun!am*
star!ono*
stonen!oa*
mountain!abi*
treei*
leafdana*
nighthxaeSika*
dogaba*
fish!ao*
lousekone*
one!wi*
two!am*
Ike*
youce*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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