Ama language (New Guinea)

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.

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)

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