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Wikipedia / Amanab language

Amanab is a Papuan language spoken by 4,400 people in Amanab District (), Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

Dialects are Eastern, Northern, and Western.

Phonology

Vowels

Front

Back

High

Mid

Low

Consonants

Labial

Coronal

Dorsal

Nasal

Plosive

prenasalized

voiceless

Fricative

voiced

Approximant/Flap

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Pronouns

The Amanab pronouns are:

singular

dual

plural

1st person

exclusive

ka

ka-ningri

ka-ger

inclusive

bi-ningri

bi-ger

2nd person

ne

ne-ningri

ne-nger

3rd person

ehe

ehe-ningri

ehe-nger

Syntax

In Amanab, subordinate clauses are linked using the topic marker suffix -ba.

References