Amele | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: aey
Alternate Names: Amale
Autonym: Amele
Population: 5,300 (1987 SIL).
Location:: Madang province: Madang district, hills up from Astrolabe bay, between Gum and Gogol rivers. 40 hamlets.
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.

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