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What is the meaning of がな at the end of the following sentence? (I divided it
into 3 pieces because this is how it's written on the manga page it is taken
from. Source: <https://i.stack.imgur.com/vSnlY.jpg>)

> "齋藤仁【さいとうじん】"がそういうんじゃねえってことくらいは // ずっと見続けてきてんだわかる // 口では絶対【ぜって】ェ言ってやんねえがな

I read on dictionaries that がな can indicate a wish, or uncertainty, but I
think it has just an emphatic value in this case. My attempt:

> "Jin Saito" is not what he looks like / I know it 'cause I've always watched
> him / (But?) There's no way I can say it

I would also be grateful if you could correct any error in my translation,
thank you!
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Meaning of がな at the end of this sentence
「～～～がな」＝「～～～ + が + な」＝「～～～ + けど + な」

In this context,

「が」＝「けど」＝ "though", "although".

「な」 here is a sentence-ending particle expressing a light kind of declaration.

> 「絶対{ぜって}​ェ言ってやんねえがな」

therefore, is Kanto tough guy speech for:

> 「絶対{ぜったい}言ってやらないけどな」

= " ** _There is no way I'm gonna tell him, though._** "
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