Seimat language
Western Admiralty Islands language
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Ninigo and Anchorite island groups, Manus Province |
Native speakers | (1,000 cited 1992) |
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ISO 639-3 | ssg |
Glottolog | seim1238 |
The Seimat language is one of three Western Admiralty Islands languages, the other two being Wuvulu-Aua and the extinct Kaniet. The language is spoken by approximately 1000 people on the Ninigo and the Anchorite Islands in western Manus Province of Papua New Guinea. It has subject–verb–object (SVO) word order.
Phonology
Consonants
Labial Dental/
AlveolarVelar Glottal Nasal m n ŋ Stop p t̪ k Fricative s x h Lateral l Approximant w
Vowels
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