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 LabialCoronalDorsalNasalPlosiveprenasalizedvoicelessFricativevoiced Approximant/Flap~
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.
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