Manam

Introduction

Manam is a language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Madang Province, Bogia district, Manam and Boesa islands, Sepa and Wanami on adjacent mainland.

Dialects

Wanami. Related to Wogeo (See: Wogeo), Biem (See: Biem?), Sepa (See: Sepa?), and Medebur (See: Medebur?).

The Manam Verb

Verblist

• alale -- to walk
• anaʔo -- to steal
• au -- to laugh
• balu[ri], buiri -- to turn
• bou -- to sniff, smell
• doʔi -- to hold
• eneʔi -- to climb
• eno -- to lie down
• eno -- to sleep
• euri -- to blow
• ilo pile -- to think
• kaka, oásari -- to open, uncover
• keliaki -- to choose
• kisa -- to chew
• koma -- to hide
• loŋo -- to hear
• mai -- to come
• mate -- to die, be dead
• mawa -- to yawn
• moga -- to grow
• mʷamʷa -- to burn
• mʷamʷa -- to cook
• mʷaŋo -- to spit
• nono -- to suck
• ŋado -- to hunt
• ŋara -- to swim
• pana -- to shoot
• pile -- to say
• pisaʔi -- to squeeze
• roró, royo -- to fly
• roʔaʔi -- to throw
• sare -- to split
• siŋ -- to drink
• soaʔi -- to stand
• taburi -- to fear
• tamoŋ, tapulo -- to fall
• tanotano -- to plant
• taŋ -- to cry
• tea -- to see
• toto -- to cut, hack
• tui -- to sit
• tutuʔi -- to pound, beat
• u matei -- to kill
• uau -- to tie up, fasten
• uni -- to hit
• uni -- to stab, pierce
• ware -- to count
• wasa doʔɪ -- to breathe
• ʔalauri -- to sew
• ʔaŋ, mʷanaʔo -- to eat
• ʔarati -- to bite
• ʔauri -- to swell
• ʔawa -- to know, be knowledgeable
• ʔeli -- to dig
• ʔuare -- to scratch
• ʔuari, malipi -- to work
• ʔulena -- to vomit