//Gana
//Gana is a Khoe-Kwadi language spoken in Botswana. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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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.
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Words in //Gana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | kue* | |
| name | !uo5* | |
| eye | !ai* | |
| ear | !ei* | |
| nose | !ui* | |
| tooth | !oji* | |
| tongue | dam* | |
| hand | ceu* | |
| blood | !ao* | |
| bone | !owa* | |
| skin | ko* | |
| knee | !ori* | |
| breast | NguSa* | |
| liver | !aen* | |
| water | ca* | |
| fire | !e* | |
| sun | !am* | |
| star | !ono* | |
| stone | n!oa* | |
| mountain | !abi* | |
| tree | i* | |
| leaf | dana* | |
| night | hxaeSika* | |
| dog | aba* | |
| fish | !ao* | |
| louse | kone* | |
| one | !wi* | |
| two | !am* | |
| I | ke* | |
| you | ce* |
* 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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