Sewa Bay Language
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Sewa Bay, or Duau Pwata, is a dialectically diverse
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of Papua New Guinea. Its dialects are Miadeba, Bwakera, Maiabare, Darubia, Sewataitai, Sibonai and Central Sewa Bay. Sewa Bay at ''
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It is spoken in Milne Bay province: center of Normanby island, Sewa Bay area.


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Nuclear Papuan Tip languages Languages of Milne Bay Province D'Entrecasteaux Islands {{PapuanTip-lang-stub