Amele

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
aey
Alternate Names
Amale
Autonym
Amele
User Population

5,300 (1987 SIL).

Location

Madang province: Madang district, hills up from Astrolabe bay, between Gum and Gogol rivers. 40 hamlets.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Croisilles, Gum
Dialects

Huar, Jagahala, Haija. Related to Gumalu [gmu], Sihan [snr], Isebe [igo], Fulumu [bbd], and Panim [pnr].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Some villages markedly shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi], especially those with more access to Madang town. Some young people, all adults. Mainly adults and older. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Fulumu [bbd], Wagi [fad].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100% in Tok Pisin [tpi]. Grammar. NT: 1997.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Amele
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.