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Misima-Paneati

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: mpx

Population	18,000 (2002 SIL). 4,000 monolinguals.
Region	Milne Bay Province, Misima District, Misima Island, Panaieti, and all the islands of the Calvados Chain. 32 villages.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 816
Alternate names	Misiman, Panaeati, Panaieti, Panayeti, Paneate, Paneyate
Dialects	Nasikwabw (Tokunu), Tewatewa. Lexical similarity: 33% with Nimowa [nmw] and Dobu [dob] (most similar).
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Peripheral, Kilivila-Louisiades, Misima
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, one secondary school on Misima. NT: 1947–1998.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. n.d.. Misima Organised Phonology Data.  

CALLISTER, Sandra, author. 1983. "A vernacular pre-school program for the Misima: a beginning."

CALLISTER, Sandra, author. 1985. "Report on testing in Misima vernacular pre-schools in 1984."

CALLISTER, Sandra, author. 1986. "Adapting the syllable method for vernacular pre-schools."

CALLISTER, Sandra, author. 1989. "Adapting grade 1 curriculum for Misima preschool graduates."

CALLISTER, Sandra, compiler. 2005. Baaba ana talisi ana buki.  

CALLISTER, William, author. 1987. "How Austronesian focus works in the Misima language."

CALLISTER, William, author. 1993. "Misiman phonology."  

HEALEY, Alan, editor. 1974. Three studies in languages of eastern Papua.

Vernacular Publications

aeiou ana buki. 1983.

Baba ana talisi ana buki. 1983.

Buki vavasili 14. 1985.

Buki vavasili 15. 1985.

HIV ge AIDS wasana ana buki. 2006.

Kakanun ana buki 1, 2. 1983.

Kakanun ana buki 4. 1991.

Kakanun ana buki 5. 1984.

Labose ana buki 1. 1985.