ggana

Tuvaluan

Alternative forms

• 'gana (TLB)
• gagana (northern dialects)

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *ŋaŋana, from Proto-Polynesian *ŋana (“to chatter”). Compare Samoan gagana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋːa.na/

Noun

ggana

1. language

Usage notes

Used mainly in southern dialects; the northern form is gagana.