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Amara

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3aie

Population  1,170 (2000 D. Tryon).
Region  West New Britain Province, northwest coast.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 562
Alternate names   Bibling, Longa
Dialects  Related to Mouk-Aria [mwh] and Lamogai [lmg].
Classification  Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Amara
Language use  Also use Bariai [bch] or Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language development  Dictionary.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CARTER, John; CARTER, Katie; MACKENZIE, Bonnie; PARIS, Brian; PARIS, Hannah, authors. 2012. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of Amara."  Available online