Amara language
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Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Not to be confused with Amharic.
| Amara | |
|---|---|
| Native to | West New Britain Province |
Native speakers | 230 (2011)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aie |
| Glottolog | amar1272 |
| ELP | Amara |
Amara is an
West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on the island of New Britain. Speakers have close to 100% bilingualism with Bariai, and many also speak Tok Pisin
.
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | d
|
k g |
| Fricative | s | ||
| Nasal | m | n
|
ŋ |
| Approximant | l
|
- The voiced stops /b d g/ frequently manifest as fricatives [β ɹ ɣ] after vowels.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | o | |
| Low | a |
References
- ^ Amara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Thurston, William R. (1996). Ross, Malcolm R. (ed.). "Amara: An Austronesian Language of Northwestern New Britain". Studies in the Languages of New Britain and New Ireland 1: Austronesian Languages of the North New Guinea Cluster in Northwestern New Britain. Pacific Linguistics: Series C. 135. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University: 197–248.
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- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
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