Ama

AMM

developing

Alternate Names: Sawiyanu

Dialects: Dialects have converged.

Genealogy:

Arai (Left May)

Demographics: 480 (1990 census).

Language Use: Used as L2 by Iteri [itr].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1990–2009.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: Seminomadic. Christian, traditional religion.