KAKAI HAEU

The Seimat language is spoken by approximately 1700 people living in the Ninigo Islands, Manus province in Papua New Guinea. The Ninigo archipelago is 370 km northwest of Manus Island and 250 km north of the town of Wewak on the mainland. The main villages are on the islands of Awin, Patexux, Mal, Lau, Pihon, Amix and Liot. In addition, there are also Seimat people living in the community on Luf, one of the Hermit Islands, east of Ninigo. A number of Seimat people live and work in the provincial capital Lorengau and in other cities such as Port Moresby, Lae, Wewak and Madang.