Yessan-Mayo (also known as Yesan, Mayo, and natively known as Yamano) is a Papuan language spoken by 2000 people in Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Maio () and Yessan () villages of Yessan ward, Ambunti Rural LLG, East Sepik Province. Phonology The phonology of Yessan-Mayo is described in Foley (2018) as such: Vowels Consonants Pronouns Foreman (1974) describes two kinds of pronouns in Yessan-Mayo: non-emphatic and emphatic pronouns. In addition to the non-emphatic pronouns, there is also the reflexive pronoun kwarara (self), as well as the demonstrative pronouns op (this) and otop (that). Non-emphatic Emphatic External links Paradisec has a collection of Don Laycock's (DL2) that includes Yessan-Mayo language materials. References Tama languages Languages of East Sepik Province Languages of Sandaun Province