classification: "Austronesian; Malayo-Polynesian; Oceanic; North New Guinea",
dialect_varieties: "",
public_comment: ""... [T]here are two alternate names for the Amara language, Longa and Bibling. Though the Amara people recognize those names, they reported that they prefer their language to be called Amara." (Carter, et al. 2012)",
private_comment: null,
source_id: null,
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date_of_info: "2011",
public_comment: ""For a total population count, the team combined the projected population for Siamatai (139) with the reported population for Niuniuiai (42) and Natamou (50), due to the confidence with which interviewees gave the population estimate in Niuniuiai and the large discrepancy between the projected population and the reported population in Natamou."",
domains_of_use: "Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.",