Ganan language

Ganan
Kanan
Native toMyanmar
RegionSagaing Region
Native speakers
9,000 (2007)
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. 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. The Ganan dialects share 95 to 99% lexical similarity.