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Seimat language

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Native to
  
ISO 639-3
  
ssg

Native speakers
  
(1,000 cited 1992)

Glottolog
  
seim1238

Region
  
Ninigo and Anchorite island groups, Manus Province

Language family
  
AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicAdmiralty IslandsWestern Admiralty IslandsSeimat

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 SVO word order.

References

Seimat language Wikipedia


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