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Ganan language

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Ganan
Kanan
Native toMyanmar
RegionSagaing Region
Native speakers
9,000 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3zkn
Glottologgana1267
ELPKanan

Ganan (Burmese: ကနန်း; also spelled as Ganaan or Kanan) is a Sino-Tibetan language of northwestern Myanmar, spoken in Sagaing Region.[2] It belongs to the Luish branch, and is most closely related to the Kadu language of Myanmar, with which it shares 84 to 89% lexical similarity.[2] The Ganan dialects share 95 to 99% lexical similarity.[2]

Names

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Ethnologue lists Ganaan, Ganan, Ganon, Genan, Kanan as alternate names.

Distribution

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According to Ethnologue, as of 2007 Ganan is spoken in 24 villages of Banmauk Township along the Mu River by 9,000 people in Katha District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar.[2] It is also located in a few villages in Homalin, Indaw, and Pinlebu townships.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ganan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.