Suau

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Suau is an Oceanic language spoken by communities in southeastern Papua New Guinea, particularly in Milne Bay Province.

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Suau canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Oceanic language
natural language
country Papua New Guinea
GlottologCode suau1242
GlottologName Suau
hasAlternativeName Suau language
Suau proper
hasDialects multiple local varieties
hasDomain local trade and interaction in Milne Bay Province
hasLinguisticTypology SVO basic word order
agglutinative morphology
hasPhonologyFeature five-vowel system
simple consonant inventory
hasStatus local language
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
ISO639-3Code swp
isPartOf Papua New Guinea’s linguistic diversity
isSpokenAlong southeast coast of Papua New Guinea
isSpokenBy Suau people
isSpokenNear Milne Bay
isUsedIn traditional cultural practices in Suau communities
languageFamily Austronesian
Oceanic
Papuan Tip
linked to: Papuan Tip cluster
region Papuan Tip
linked to: Papuan Tip cluster
spokenIn Milne Bay Province
southeastern Papua New Guinea
subfamilyOf Austronesian languages
Central-Eastern Oceanic languages
Malayo-Polynesian languages
Nuclear Papuan Tip languages
Papuan Tip languages
Western Oceanic languages
usedFor everyday communication in Suau communities

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Suau GlottologName Suau