Amanab
RegionAmanab District, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
4,400 (2003)[1]
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.[2]

Phonology

Vowels

Front Back
High i u
Mid ɛ ɔ
Low ɑ

Consonants

Labial Coronal Dorsal
Nasal m n
Plosive prenasalized ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ
voiceless p t k
Fricative ɸ s h
voiced ɣ
Approximant/Flap w l~ɾ j

Pronouns

The Amanab pronouns are:[3]

singular dual plural
1st person exclusive ka ka-ningri ka-ger
inclusive bi-ningri bi-ger
2nd person ne ne-ningri ne-nger
3rd person ehe ehe-ningri ehe-nger

Syntax

In Amanab, subordinate clauses are linked using the topic marker suffix -ba.[3]

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. ^ a b 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.
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