Susuami language
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2022) |
| Susuami | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Upper Watut valley, Morobe Province |
Native speakers | 10 (2000)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ssu |
| Glottolog | susu1251 |
| ELP | Susuami |
 Susuami is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
| Coordinates: 7°12′13″S 146°32′25″E / 7.203594°S 146.540389°E | |
The Susuami language is a heavily endangered Papuan language, spoken in the resettlement village of Manki (7°12′13″S 146°32′25″E / 7.203594°S 146.540389°E) along the upper Watut River, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Demographics
[edit]In 1980, it was estimated at 50 speakers, and faced competition from the several other languages spoken in the village, including distantly-related Hamtai and Angaataha, as well as the usual use of Tok Pisin with outsiders.
In 1990, there are about a dozen speakers, and children were not learning the language, including the child of the only couple in the village who were both native speakers. Its continued survival is unlikely.
References
[edit]- ^ Susuami at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Bernard Comrie, Stephen Matthews, and Maria Polinsky. The Atlas of Languages. New York: Facts on File. Page 109.
- Smith, Geoffrey P. 1990. Susuami: An Angan Language of the Upper Watut Valley, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Lae: Department of Language and Communication Studies, Papua New Guinea University of Technology.