Manam

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
mva
Alternate Names
Manum
Autonym
Manam pile
User Population

7,950 (2003 SIL). Ethnic population: 9,000 (Connell and Lutkehaus 2016).

Location

Madang province: Bogia district, Boesa and Manam islands, Sepa and Wanami on adjacent mainland.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Schouten, Kairiru-Manam, Manam
Dialects

Wanami. Related to Wogeo [woc], Biem [bmc], Sepa [spe], and Medebur [mjm].

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

All also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Lutkehaus 1995). Used as L2 by Kaiep [kbw], Matukar Panau [mjk].

Language Development

Grammar. NT: 1996.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Manam
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Distinct from Manem [jet].