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Amara language

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Native speakers
  
230 (2011)

Glottolog
  
amar1272

ISO 639-3
  
aie

Region
  
parts of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea

Language family
  
Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea Ngero–Vitiaz Vitiaz Amara

NAmara is an Austronesian language spoken by about 1200 individuals along the northwest coast of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on the island of New Britain. Speakers have close to a 100% bilingualism with Bariai, and many also speak Tok Pisin.

References

Amara language Wikipedia


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