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'''Ama''' (Sawiyanu) is a [[Left May languages|Left May]] language of [[Papua New Guinea]], in East Sepik Province. Former dialects have merged. |
'''Ama''' (Sawiyanu) is a [[Left May languages|Left May]] language of [[Papua New Guinea]], in East Sepik Province. Former dialects have merged. |
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Ethnologue reports that it is spoken in Ama (Wopolu I), Kauvia (Kawiya), Waniap creek, Wopolu II (Nokonufa), and Yonuwai villages of [[Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG]], [[East Sepik Province]]. |
Ethnologue reports that it is spoken in Ama (Wopolu I), Kauvia (Kawiya), Waniap creek, Wopolu II (Nokonufa), and Yonuwai villages of [[Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG]], [[East Sepik Province]].<ref name="Ethnologue22-PNG">{{cite web |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/country/PG/languages |title=Papua New Guinea languages |work=[[Ethnologue]]: Languages of the World |edition=22nd |editor1-last=Eberhard |editor1-first=David M. |editor2-last=Simons |editor2-first=Gary F. |editor3-last=Fennig |editor3-first=Charles D. |date=2019 |location=Dallas |publisher=[[SIL International]]}}</ref><ref name="UN-PNG">{{cite web |url=https://data.humdata.org/dataset/village-coordinates-lookup |title=Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup |author=United Nations in Papua New Guinea |work=Humanitarian Data Exchange |version=1.31.9 |date=2018}}</ref> |
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==Pronouns== |
==Pronouns== |
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Revision as of 08:14, 7 June 2019
| Ama | |
|---|---|
| Sawiyanu | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | (480 cited 1990 census)[1] |
Arai–Samaia
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | amm |
| Glottolog | amap1240 |
| ELP | Ama |
Ama (Sawiyanu) is a Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in East Sepik Province. Former dialects have merged.
Ethnologue reports that it is spoken in Ama (Wopolu I), Kauvia (Kawiya), Waniap creek, Wopolu II (Nokonufa), and Yonuwai villages of Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[2][3]
Pronouns
Pronouns are:[4]
sg du pl 1incl moti moi 1excl yo/ya koti koi 2 nono/na moti moi 3 to/ta toti toi
References
- ^ Ama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Papua New Guinea languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
- ^ United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9.
- ^ Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
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