Sewa Bay
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 1,520 (1972 census). 20% monolingual. |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, center of Normanby Island, Sewa Bay area. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 796 |
| Alternate names | Duau Pwata |
| Dialects | Miadeba, Bwakera, Maiabare, Darubia, Sewataitai, Sibonai, Central Sewa Bay. Very diverse dialects. Lexical similarity: 45% with Dobu [dob] (most similar). |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Dobu-Duau |
| Language use | Also use Dobu. |
| Comments | Christian, traditional religion. |
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