Alternate Names: Bibling, Longa
Dialects: None known. Related to Mouk-Aria , and Lamogai ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 230 (2011 SIL), decreasing. 0 monolinguals.
Language Use: In two Amara villages, children are not taught Amara (only adults use it); in Siamatai, it is relatively vital and is taught to children. Home, village. In 1 village, all ages. Fully bilingual in Bariai [bch]. Also use Maleu-Kilenge [mgl], Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Anem [anz].
Language Development: Dictionary.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Autie dialect no longer used. Christian (Roman Catholic).