Sewa Bay language

Sewa Bay
Sewa Bay
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Milne Bay Province
Native speakers	(1,520 cited 1972 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic Papuan Tip Nuclear Papuan Tip North Papuan Mainland – D'Entrecasteaux Dobu–Duau Sewa Bay; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sew
Glottolog	sewa1251

Last updated January 02, 2026

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.^[2] It is spoken in Milne Bay province: center of Normanby island, Sewa Bay area.

References

↑ Sewa Bay at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ Sewa Bay at Ethnologue .

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[e18-1] Sewa Bay at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Sewa Bay at Ethnologue .

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