Ama language (New Guinea)

Ama (Sawiyanu) is a Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in East Sepik Province. Former dialects have merged.

Ethnologue reports that it is spoken in Ama (Wopolu I) (-4.10326°N, 141.66501°W), Kauvia (Kawiya) (-4.12344°N, 141.66294°W), Waniap creek (-4.21584°N, 141.72885°W), Wopolu II (Nokonufa) (-4.07296°N, 141.70621°W), and Yonuwai (-4.19362°N, 141.60385°W) villages of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.

Phonology
Ama has 12 consonants, which are:


 * p || t || || k || kʷ ||
 * ɸ || s || ||  ||  || h
 * m || n || ||  ||  ||
 * w
 * ɻ ||j
 * }
 * w
 * ɻ ||j
 * }
 * }

Ama has 7 vowels, which are:


 * i || u
 * e || o
 * || ɔ
 * a || ɒ
 * }
 * a || ɒ
 * }
 * }

Pronouns
Pronouns are:



! !! sg !! du !! pl ! 1incl ! 1excl ! 2 ! 3
 * || moti || moi
 * yo/ya || koti || koi
 * nono/na || moti || moi
 * to/ta || toti || toi
 * }

Grammar
Ama has four tenses, which are marked by suffixes.
 * remote past (-ki)
 * near past (i. e. yesterday) (-a)
 * present (today) (Ø, unmarked)
 * future (-imoi ~ -i)