Misima-Panaeati, also called Misiman, is an indigenous Austronesian language spoken on the islands of Misima, Panaeati, and the islands of the eastern half of the Calvados Chain of Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

Vowels

Misima-Paneati has 5 vowel phonemes.

Consonants

Misima-Paneati has 17 consonant phonemes.

Syllables

In Misima-Paneati, the following syllable types commonly occur: V, CV, CVC, and VC. The open syllables V and CV are found in all positions of words, whereas the closed syllables CVC and VC are only found word finally and across morpheme boundaries, with the exception of the following 5 words: * – ‘feelings’ * – ‘centre pole’ * – ‘fingernail’ * – ‘centre rib of coconut leaf’ * – ‘sneeze’ The only monomorphemic consonant clusters that always occur across syllable boundaries are: * * * * *

Notes

External links

* Materials on Misima are included in the open access Arthur Capell collections
AC1
an
AC2
and the Malcolm Ross collection
MR1
held by Paradisec.

References

* * {{Languages of Papua New Guinea Subject–object–verb languages Papuan Tip languages Languages of Milne Bay Province