Amal language


Amal is a language spoken along the border of Sandaun Province and East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, along the Wagana River near the confluence with Wanibe Creek. Foley classifies Amal as a primary branch of the Sepik languages, though it is quite close to Kalou.

Pronouns

Pronouns are:

Cognates

Amal cognates with Sepik languages are:
  • tal ‘woman’
  • yan ‘child’
  • lal ‘tongue’ < proto-Sepik *tar
  • mi ‘breast’ < proto-Sepik *muk
  • waplo ‘liver’
  • nip ‘blood’
  • yen ‘egg’
  • ak ‘house’
Foley notes that there appears to be somewhat more lexical similarities between Amal and the Tama languages, but does not consider them to form a group with each other.

Vocabulary

The following basic vocabulary words of Amal are from Laycock, as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database: