Amara language
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| Amara | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | parts of West New Britain Province |
Native speakers | 230 (2011)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aie |
| Glottolog | amar1272 |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
Amara is an Austronesian language spoken by about 1200 individuals along the northwest coast of 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
[edit | edit source]| Labial | Alveolar | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g |
| Fricative | s | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ |
| Approximant | r, 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
[edit | edit source]- ^ Amara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
