Mussau-Emira Language (emi)

Also Known As: Emira-mussau,Musau-emira,Musao,Mussau Description: The Mussau-Emira language is spoken on the islands of Mussau and Emirau in the St. Matthias Islands in the Bismarck Archipelago. Mussau-Emira distinguishes the following consonants. In most words the primary stress falls on the penultimate vowel and secondary stresses fall on every second syllable preceding that. This is true of suffixed forms as well, as in níma 'hand', nimá-gi 'my hand'; níu 'coconut', niyúna 'its coconut'. Prefixes mark the subjects of each verb:..... full article at Wikipedia Location of Mussau-Emira Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/emi/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png

Overview Main Country: Papua New Guinea Spoken In: Regions: Oceania ISO 639-3 Code: emi Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Austronesian Group     Malayo-Polynesian Group       Central-Eastern Group         Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Group           Oceanic Group             Western Oceanic Group               St. Matthias Group                 Mussau-Emira Language