Amal language

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Amal
Region Sandaun Province and East Sepik Province
Native speakers
830 (2003) [1]
Sepik
Language codes
ISO 639-3 aad
Glottolog amal1242
ELP Amal

Amal is a language spoken along the border of Sandaun Province and East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, along the Wagana River near the confluence with Wanibe Creek. [1] Foley (2018) classifies Amal as a primary branch of the Sepik languages, though it is quite close to Kalou.

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Pronouns

Pronouns are: [2]

Amal pronouns
sgpl
1ŋannut
2inkun
3mayilum

Cognates

Amal cognates with Sepik languages are: [2]

Foley (2018) notes that there appears to be somewhat more lexical similarities between Amal and the Tama languages, but does not consider them to form a group with each other.

Vocabulary

The following basic vocabulary words of Amal are from Laycock (1968), [3] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database: [4]

glossAmal
headmakələ
earmarj
eyenai
noseyimeʔ
toothpu
tonguelal
leglü
louseŋin
dogwun
birdyok
eggyen
bloodniːp
bonenəŋolak
skinpuːk
breastm
treepiːt
manwul
womantal
sunmwak
moonyimal
wateriːp
firewaː
stonetipal
twokila

References

  1. 1 2 Amal at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ Laycock, Donald C. 1968. Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea. Oceanic Linguistics , 7 (1): 36-66.
  4. ↑ Greenhill, Simon (2016). "TransNewGuinea.org - database of the languages of New Guinea" . Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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