Manam

MVA

developing

Alternate Names: Manum

Dialects: Wanami. Related to Wogeo ,, Biem ,, Sepa ,, and Medebur ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
North New Guinea
Schouten
Kairiru-Manam
Manam

Demographics: 7,950 (2003 SIL).

Language Use: Used as L2 by Kaiep [kbw].

Language Development: Grammar. NT: 1996.

Typology: SOV.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: Distinct from Manem ,.