Amara language
Amara 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 100% bilingualism with Bariai, and many also speak Tok Pisin.
Not to be confused with Amharic.
| Amara | |
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| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | parts of West New Britain Province |
Native speakers | 230 (2011)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aie |
| Glottolog | amar1272 |
| ELP | Amara |
References
- Amara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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