Seimat

Seimat language

Seimat language

Western Admiralty Islands language

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.[2] It has subject–verb–object (SVO) word order.[2]

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Phonology

Consonants

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Vowels

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References

  1. [1]
    Seimat at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    "Seimat". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  3. [3]
    Wozna & Wilson 2005.

Further reading

  • Wozna, B.; Wilson, T. (2005), Seimat Grammar Essentials (PDF), Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages, volume 48, Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: Summer Institute of Linguistics
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