Amanab language

For the local-level government in Papua New Guinea, see Amanab Rural LLG.

Amanab is a Papuan language spoken by 4,400 people in Amanab District (3.583417°S 141.214903°E / -3.583417; 141.214903 (Amanab District H/Q)), Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

Amanab
Region	Amanab District, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	4,400 (2003)[1]
Language family	Border Bewani Range Bapi River Amanab
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	amn
Glottolog	aman1265
ELP	Amanab
Coordinates: 3.583417°S 141.214903°E / -3.583417; 141.214903 (Amanab District H/Q))
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Dialects are Eastern, Northern, and Western.^[2]

Phonology

Vowels

	Front	Back
High	i	u
Mid	ɛ	ɔ
Low	ɑ

Consonants

		Labial	Coronal	Dorsal
Nasal		m	n
Plosive	prenasalized	ᵐb	ⁿd	ᵑɡ
	voiceless	p	t	k
Fricative		ɸ	s	h
	voiced			ɣ
Approximant/Flap		w	l~ɾ	j

Pronouns

The Amanab pronouns are:^[3]

		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.^[3]