Seimat

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
ssg
Alternate Names
Ninigo
Population

1,000 (1992 SIL).

Location

Western Manus Province, Ninigo and Anchorite islands.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Admiralty Islands, Western
Typology

SVO.

Language Use

All ages.

Language Development
The elementary schools are teaching and promoting literacy. Poetry. New media. NT: 2012.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Seimat
Writing

Latin script [Latn].