Usku

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
ulf
Alternate Names
Afra
User Population

110 (2004 SIL). Population estimates range from 20 to 160 (Wurm 2007). Few monolinguals.

Location

Papua province: Keerom regency, Usku village west of Sobger river.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Unclassified
Dialects

None known. Not closely related to any other language.

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Seriously endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Home, friends. Older adults only. Positive attitudes. Most shifted to Indonesian [ind]. Most shifted to Papuan Malay [pmy].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Under 5% in Indonesian [ind].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Usku
Other Comments

Afra may be the name preferred by the people.