Ama language (New Guinea)

{{Short description|Left May language of Papua New Guinea}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Ama

|nativename=Sawiyanu

|states=Papua New Guinea

|region=East Sepik Province

|speakers=490

|date=2000

|ref = e25

|familycolor=Papuan

|fam1=Arai–Samaia

|fam2=Left May (Arai)

|iso3=amm

|glotto=amap1240

|glottorefname=Ama (Papua New Guinea)

}}

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Ama (Sawiyanu) is a Left May language of Papua New Guinea, in East Sepik Province. Former dialects have merged.

Ethnologue reports that it is spoken in Ama (Wopolu I) ({{coord|-4.103263|141.665012|type:city_region:PG|name=Ama}}), Kauvia (Kawiya) ({{coord|-4.123436|141.662939|type:city_region:PG|name=Kavia}}), Waniap creek ({{coord|-4.215844|141.728851|type:city_region:PG|name=Waniap}}), Wopolu II (Nokonufa) ({{coord|-4.072957|141.706211|type:city_region:PG|name=Waburu 1&2}}), and Yonuwai ({{coord|-4.193624|141.603848|type:city_region:PG|name=Yenuai}}) villages of Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.{{cite web |url=https://data.humdata.org/dataset/village-coordinates-lookup |title=Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup |author=United Nations in Papua New Guinea |work=Humanitarian Data Exchange |version=1.31.9 |date=2018}}