Sewa Bay

Sewa Bay is an Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

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Sewa Bay · 10.0°S 151.0°E

Sewa Bay, or Duau Pwata, is a dialectically diverse Austronesian language spoken in the D'Entrecasteaux Islands of Papua New Guinea. Its dialects are Miadeba, Bwakera, Maiabare, Darubia, Sewataitai, Sibonai and Central Sewa Bay. It is spoken in Milne Bay province: center of Normanby island, Sewa Bay area.

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Words in Sewa Bay

Meaning	Word	Romanization
person	kaleya*
name	waeya*
eye	mata*
ear	teniya*
nose	ebusu*
tooth	sala*
tongue	meya*
hand	nima*
blood	buyai*
bone	tuwatuwa*
skin	bwala*
breast	susu*
liver	ate*
water	waupa*
fire	kama*
star	kubwana*
stone	dakule*
leaf	yawaina*
night	goluwana*
dog	kedewa*
fish	iya*
louse	tuma*
one	kaikeda*
two	manau*
see	dune*
come	tauyama*
path	aiwalo*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

Nearby languages

'Auhelawa Mwatebu Bunama Duau Dobu Tawala Galeya Gweda Molima Oya'oya

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