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Ama

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: amm

Population	480 (1990 census).
Region	East Sepik Province, Ambunti District, Waniap Creek, south of Sepik River, south of Namia, Ama (Wopolu I), Wopolu II (Nokonufa), Kauvia (Kawiya), Yonuwai villages; all on hills rising from the swamp.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 5, reference number 196
Alternate names	Sawiyanu
Dialects	Dialects converged into 1.
Classification	Arai-Kwomtari, Arai (Left May)
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1990.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Seminomadic. SOV. Hunters; sago gatherers. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Årsjö, Britten. 1994. "Topic in Ama discourse."

Årsjö, Britten. Available: 2009; Created: 1999. Words in Ama.  

Årsjö, Sören and Britten Årsjö. 1980. "Ama (East Sepik Province)."

Årsjö, Sören and Britten Årsjö. 1981. "Using Ama literates to determine their orthography."

Vernacular Publications

Aino imo puko. 2006.

Fu ainemo. 1976.

Liali kli. 1976.

Sɨklu pukaa. 1976.

Sokolu puko 2. 2006.

Sokolu puko 3. 2006.