Suau
E696164
Suau is an Oceanic language spoken by communities in southeastern Papua New Guinea, particularly in Milne Bay Province.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Suau canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Oceanic language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| GlottologCode | suau1242 ⓘ |
| GlottologName | Suau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Suau language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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 alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| ISO639-3Code | swp ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Papua New Guinea’s linguistic diversity ⓘ |
| isSpokenAlong | southeast coast of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| isSpokenBy | Suau people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSpokenNear | Milne Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedIn | traditional cultural practices in Suau communities ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
Oceanic ⓘ Papuan Tip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Papuan Tip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Milne Bay Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Austronesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central-Eastern Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Malayo-Polynesian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuclear Papuan Tip languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Papuan Tip languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday communication in Suau communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.