Ama

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), Kauvia (Kawiya), Waniap creek, Wopolu II (Nokonufa), and Yonuwai 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 | || || |} Ama has 7 vowels, which are: {| | i || u |- | e || o |- | || ɔ |- | a || ɒ |}