Ambulas

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
abt
Alternate Names
Abelam
Autonym
Abulas
User Population

33,000 (Aikhenvald 2004).

Location

East Sepik province: Maprik district.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Sepik, Ndu
Dialects

Maprik, Wingei, Wosera-Kamu, Wosera-Mamu.

Typology

SOV; 2 genders (masculine, feminine); 17 consonant and 3 vowel phonemes.

Language Use

All also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Aikhenvald 2018).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. NT: 1974–1996.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ambulas
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.