Amanab_language
Amanab language
Language spoken in Papua New Guinea
For the local-level government in Papua New Guinea, see Amanab Rural LLG.
Amanab is a Papuan language spoken by 4,400 people in Amanab District (3.583417°S 141.214903°E / -3.583417; 141.214903 (Amanab District H/Q)), Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
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| Amanab | |
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| Region | Amanab District, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 4,400 (2003)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | amn |
| Glottolog | aman1265 |
| ELP | Amanab |
| Coordinates: 3.583417°S 141.214903°E / -3.583417; 141.214903 (Amanab District H/Q)) | |
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Dialects are Eastern, Northern, and Western.[2]
Vowels
Consonants
The Amanab pronouns are:[3]
In Amanab, subordinate clauses are linked using the topic marker suffix -ba.[3]
- Amanab at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Steer, Martin (2005). Languages of the Upper Sepik and Central New Guinea (PDF). Canberra: Australian National University.
- 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.
- Minch, Andrew (1992). "Amanab grammar essentials". In John R. Roberts (ed.). Namia and Amanab grammar essentials. Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages, 39. Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics. pp. 99–173.