| Amal | |
| Region: | Sandaun Province and East Sepik Province |
| Speakers: | 830 |
| Date: | 2003 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam1: | Sepik |
| Fam2: | Upper Sepik |
| Fam3: | Amal–Kalou |
| Iso3: | aad |
| Glotto: | amal1242 |
| Glottorefname: | Amal |
Amal is a language spoken along the border of Sandaun Province and East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, along the Wagana River near the confluence with Wanibe Creek. Foley (2018) classifies Amal as a primary branch of the Sepik languages, though it is quite close to Kalou.
Pronouns are:[1]
| 1 | ŋan | nut | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | in | kun | |
| 3 | may | ilum |
Amal cognates with Sepik languages are:[1]
Foley (2018) notes that there appears to be somewhat more lexical similarities between Amal and the Tama languages, but does not consider them to form a group with each other.
The following basic vocabulary words of Amal are from Laycock (1968),[2] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:[3]
| gloss | Amal | |
|---|---|---|
| head | makələ | |
| ear | marj | |
| eye | nai | |
| nose | yimeʔ | |
| tooth | pu | |
| tongue | lal | |
| leg | lü | |
| louse | ŋin | |
| dog | wun | |
| bird | yok | |
| egg | yen | |
| blood | niːp | |
| bone | nəŋolak | |
| skin | puːk | |
| breast | m | |
| tree | piːt | |
| man | wul | |
| woman | tal | |
| sun | mwak | |
| moon | yimal | |
| water | iːp | |
| fire | waː | |
| stone | tipal | |
| two | kila |