| Sewa Bay | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Milne Bay Province |
| Native speakers | (1,520 cited 1972 census) |
| Language family | Austronesian |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sew |
| Glottolog | sewa1251 |
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.
References
- Sewa Bay at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Sewa Bay at Ethnologue.
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