Sumau

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Garia, Kari, Sumau-Garia

Population

2,580 (2003 SIL).

Location

Madang Province, low mountain ranges between Ramu and Naru rivers.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Possibly 2 dialects. Related to Sop [urw], Urigina [urg], and Danaru [dnr].

Typology

SOV

Language Development

Bible portions: 2007.

Writing

Latin script.