Seimat

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
ssg
Alternate Names
Ninigo
Autonym
Seimat
User Population

1,400 (2010 SIL).

Location

Western Manus province: Anchorite and Ninigo islands.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

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

Teka huiha, Teka huihang.

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Community meetings, village court; Mixed use: Home, education, church. Used by all. Mixed attitudes, from neutral to negative. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Some also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 75%. Literacy rate in L2: 70%–90%. Taught in primary schools through grade 3, in 5 schools. Vernacular literature in use in the schools. NT: 2012.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Seimat
Writing

Latin script [Latn].