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Manam

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: mva

Population	7,950 (2003 SIL).
Region	Madang Province, Bogia District, Manam and Boesa islands, Sepa and Wanami on adjacent mainland.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 4, reference number 187
Alternate names	Manum
Dialects	Wanami. Related to Wogeo [woc], Biem [bmc], Sepa [spe], Medebur [mjm].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Schouten, Kairiru-Manam, Manam
Language development	Grammar. NT: 1996.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Different from Manem [jet]. SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Blewett, Stephen C. 1991. "Irrealis in Manam discourse."

Bugenhagen, Robert D. 1993. "The semantics of irrealis in Austronesian languages of Papua New Guinea. A cross-linguistic study."

Martens, Michael P. 1985. Review of: a grammar of Manam, by Frantisek Lichtenberk.

Turner, Blaine P. 1995. "Manam."

Turner, Blaine. 1986. A teaching grammar of the Manam language.  

Vernacular Publications

Buk ono gere malipinga. 1992.

Nanari buk. 1992.

Taita be taemaki. 1986.