Ama language (New Guinea) - Language

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Ama (Sawiyanu) is a Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in East Sepik Province. Former dialects have merged.

Ama
Sawiyanu
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	East Sepik Province
Native speakers	(480 cited 1990 census)[1]
Language family	Arai–Samaia Left May (Arai) Ama
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`amm`
Glottolog	`amap1240`
ELP	Ama

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Ethnologue reports that it is spoken in Ama (Wopolu I) (4.103263°S 141.665012°E / -4.103263; 141.665012 (Ama)), Kauvia (Kawiya) (4.123436°S 141.662939°E / -4.123436; 141.662939 (Kavia)), Waniap creek (4.215844°S 141.728851°E / -4.215844; 141.728851 (Waniap)), Wopolu II (Nokonufa) (4.072957°S 141.706211°E / -4.072957; 141.706211 (Waburu 1&2)), and Yonuwai (4.193624°S 141.603848°E / -4.193624; 141.603848 (Yenuai)) villages of Tunap-Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.[2][3]

Phonology

Ama has 12 consonants, which are:[4]^: 344

p	t		k	kʷ
ɸ	s				h
m	n
w	ɻ	j

Ama has 7 vowels, which are:[4]^: 344

i	u
e	o
	ɔ
a	ɒ

Pronouns

Pronouns are:[4]^: 345

	sg	du	pl
1incl	moti	moi
1excl	yo/ya	koti	koi
2	nono/na	moti	moi
3	to/ta	toti	toi

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

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.

На других языках

- [en] Ama language (New Guinea)

[fr] Ama (langue papoue)

L'ama est une langue papoue parlée en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée dans la province de Sepik oriental.

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