Gants, or in native orthography Gaj, is a Madang language of Papua New Guinea.
Classification Daniels (2017), following Pawley, classifies Gants as an East Sogeram language, with Kursav as its closest relative.Daniels, Don. 2017. Gants is a Sogeram Language. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 82-93. Usher concurs.
Pronouns Gants pronouns may be compared with those of other Madang languages:
sgpl1yaa-yu2nana-yu3nuni-(y)u
The roots ya, na, nu, a-, na-, n(i)- correspond to proto-Sogeram *ya, *na, *nu/*nɨ, *a-, *na-, *nɨ-.
References
External links Gants Swadesh List by The Rosetta Project at the Internet Archive