Usan

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
wnu
Alternate Names
Wanuma
Autonym
Usan
User Population

1,400 (1991 SIL).

Location

Madang province: Madang district, 65 km northwest of Madang.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Croisilles, Northern Adelbert, Numugen, Karian-Usan-Yaban
Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Reesink 1990). Used as L2 by Musar [mmi].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. NT: 2001.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Usan
Writing

Latin script [Latn].