Amanab language

Amanab
RegionAmanab District, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
4,400 (2003)
Border
  • Bewani Range
    • Bapi River
      • Amanab
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3amn
Glottologaman1265
ELPAmanab
Coordinates: 3°35′00″S 141°12′54″E / 3.583417°S 141.214903°E / -3.583417; 141.214903 (Amanab District H/Q))
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Amanab is a Papuan language spoken by 4,400 people in Amanab District (3°35′00″S 141°12′54″E / 3.583417°S 141.214903°E / -3.583417; 141.214903 (Amanab District H/Q)), Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

Dialects are Eastern, Northern, and Western.

Phonology

Vowels

Front Back
High i u
Mid ɛ ɔ
Low ɑ

Consonants

LabialCoronalDorsal
Nasal mn
Plosive prenasalized ᵐbⁿdᵑɡ
voiceless ptk
Fricative ɸsh
voiced ɣ
Approximant/Flap wl~ɾj

Pronouns

The Amanab pronouns are:

singular dual plural
1st person exclusive kaka-ningrika-ger
inclusive bi-ningribi-ger
2nd person nene-ningrine-nger
3rd person eheehe-ningriehe-nger

Syntax

In Amanab, subordinate clauses are linked using the topic marker suffix -ba.

References

  1. ↑ Amanab at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Steer, Martin (2005). Languages of the Upper Sepik and Central New Guinea (PDF). Canberra: Australian National University.
  3. 1 2 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.