SSG ISO 639-3
Seimat
Seimat Autonym
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- ssg
- Alternate Names
- Ninigo
- Autonym
- Seimat
- Population
- 1,400 (2010 SIL).
- Location:
- Western Manus province: Anchorite and Ninigo islands.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- 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: 10%–40%. Literacy rate in L2: 70%–90%. Taught in primary schools in most villages. NT: 2012.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Seimat
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Western Manus province: Anchorite and Ninigo islands.
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