Misima-Panaeati

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
mpx
Alternate Names
Misiman, Misima-Paneati, Panaeati, Panaieti, Panayeti, Paneate, Paneyate
Population

18,000 (2002 SIL). 4,000 monolinguals.

Location

Milne Bay Province, Misima district, Misima island, Panaieti, and Calvados chain islands. 32 villages.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Peripheral, Kilivila-Louisiades, Misima
Dialects

Nasikwabw (Tokunu), Tewatewa. Lexical similarity: 33% with Nimowa [nmw] and Dobu [dob] (most similar).

Typology

SOV

Language Use

Some use it as L2.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 75%–80%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–80%. Many schools. Many go to secondary school–1 on Misima. Dictionary. NT: 1947–1998.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Misima-Panaeati
Writing
Latin script.