Amal is a language spoken along the border of Sandaun Province and East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, along the Wagana River near the confluence with Wanibe Creek.[1] Foley (2018) classifies Amal as a primary branch of the Sepik languages, though it is quite close to Kalou.
Amal | |
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Region | Sandaun Province and East Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 830 (2003)[1] |
Sepik
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | aad |
Glottolog | amal1242 |
ELP | Amal |
Pronouns are:[2]
sg | pl | |
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1 | ŋan | nut |
2 | in | kun |
3 | may | ilum |
Amal cognates with Sepik languages are:[2]
Foley (2018) notes that there appears to be somewhat more lexical similarities between Amal and the Tama languages, but does not consider them to form a group with each other.
The following basic vocabulary words of Amal are from Laycock (1968),[3] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:[4]
gloss | Amal |
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head | makələ |
ear | marj |
eye | nai |
nose | yimeʔ |
tooth | pu |
tongue | lal |
leg | lü |
louse | ŋin |
dog | wun |
bird | yok |
egg | yen |
blood | niːp |
bone | nəŋolak |
skin | puːk |
breast | m |
tree | piːt |
man | wul |
woman | tal |
sun | mwak |
moon | yimal |
water | iːp |
fire | waː |
stone | tipal |
two | kila |