Ama (Sawiyanu) is a
Left May language of
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
, 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
Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG (often spelled locally as Tunap/Hustein) is a local-level government (LLG) of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. The LLG is home to speakers of many different Left May languages and Sepik languages.
Wards
*01. Hotmin ...
,
East Sepik Province
East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 433,481 people (2010 census) and is 43,426 km square in size.
History
Cherubim Dambui was appointed as East Sepik's first premier ...
.
Phonology
Ama has 12 consonants, which are:
:
Ama has 7 vowels, which are:
:
Pronouns
Pronouns are:
:
Grammar
Ama has four tenses, which are marked by suffixes.
*remote past (-''ki'')
*near past (i. e. yesterday) (-''a'')
*present (today) (Ø, ''unmarked'')
*future (-''imoi'' ~ -''i'')
References
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Left May languages
Languages of East Sepik Province