Seimat | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Ninigo and Anchorite island groups, Manus Province |
Native speakers | (1,000 cited 1992)[1] |
Language codes | |
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.[2] It has subject–verb–object (SVO) word order.[2]
Labial | Dental/ Alveolar |
Velar | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
Stop | p | t̪ | k | |
Fricative | s | x | h | |
Lateral | l | |||
Approximant | w |
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