Kanan

A language of Myanmar

ISO 639: zkn
Alternate Names: Ganaan, Ganan, Ganon, Genan, Kana
Population: 9,000 (2007 SIL). No monolinguals.
Location:: Sagaing region: Katha district, Banmauk township along Mu river, 24 villages; Homalin, Indaw, and Pinlebu townships, a few villages.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Sal, Jingppaw-Asakia, Asakian
Dialects: None known. High comprehension within all the Kanan villages. Low comprehension of, but reportedly similar to, Kadu [zkd]. Lexical similarity: 95%–99% within Kanan varieties, 84%–89% with Kadu varieties.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Burmese [mya].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kanan
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Buddhist.

Location: Sagaing region: Katha district, Banmauk township along Mu river, 24 villages; Homalin, Indaw, and Pinlebu townships, a few villages.