Suki

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
sui
Alternate Names
Nausaku, Wiram
User Population

3,510 (2003 SIL).

Location

Western province: Lake Suki.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Gogodala-Suki, Suki
Dialects

Eniyawa, Aewe.

Language Use

Used by all. Most also use English [eng] (Evans et al 2018). Some also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Evans et al 2018). Also use Hiri Motu [hmo]. Used as L2 by Aramba [stk], Neme [nex].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1982.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Suki
Writing

Latin script [Latn].