Gana
Gana is an Austronesian language spoken in Malaysia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Ganaʼ (Gana, Ganaq) is an Austronesian language of Sabah, Malaysia.
Since Ganaʼ and Kujau, a Dusunic language, are both spoken in and around Keningau town, Gana has a significant proportion of Dusunic loanwords, although it is originally a Murutic language.
From Wikipedia · Ganaʼ language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Gana
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mayan* | |
| name | uNan* | |
| eye | mat3* | |
| ear | t3liN3* | |
| nose | 3duN* | |
| tooth | dip3n* | |
| tongue | dila7* | |
| hand | l3N3n* | |
| blood | da7* | |
| bone | tulaN* | |
| skin | kulit* | |
| knee | 3tud* | |
| breast | titi7* | |
| liver | aNkaiaw* | |
| water | weg* | |
| fire | apuy* | |
| sun | 3d3w* | |
| star | butitin* | |
| stone | batu* | |
| mountain | tid3N* | |
| tree | pun* | |
| leaf | doon* | |
| night | d3nd3m* | |
| dog | asu* | |
| fish | sada7* | |
| louse | kutu* | |
| one | is3* | |
| two | du3* | |
| I | aku* | |
| you | 3k3w* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Keningau MurutAustronesian70% alike
- PaparAustronesian64% alike
- Sembakung MurutAustronesian63% alike
- KuijauAustronesian60% alike
- Lanas LobuAustronesian59% alike
- Southern TidungAustronesian58% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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