Ganan language

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]

Ganan
Kanan
Native to	Myanmar
Region	Sagaing Region
Native speakers	9,000 (2007)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Sal Jingpho–Luish Luish Ganan
Language codes
ISO 639-3	zkn
Glottolog	gana1267
ELP	Kanan

Phonology

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Close-mid	e		o
Open-mid	ɛ	ɜ	ɔ
Open		a

Consonants

		Bilabial	Alveolar	Alveolo-palatal	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Stop	Voiceless	p	t			k	ʔ
	Voiced	b	d			ɡ
Fricative	Voiceless		s	ɕ			h
	Voiced		z	ʑ
Nasal		m	n		ɲ	ŋ
Approximant			l		j	w

Names

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

Distribution

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]