Sissano is an Austronesian language spoken by at most a few hundred people around Sissano in West Aitape Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea. 4,800 speakers were reported in 1990, but the 1998 tsunami wiped out most of the population.

Phonology

Vowels Front Central Back High Mid Low

Consonants Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Nasal Plosive voiceless voiced()()() Fricative voiceless voiced() Approximant median lateral Rhotic

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