Som

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Dinanget, Somm

Population

80 (Wurm 2000).

Location

Morobe Province, northwest Huon peninsula, on middle Som river, a tributary of the Uruwa river, east of Wantoat [wnc] lanugage area.

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

Dialects

Most similar to Nukna [klt].

Language Use

Endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Under pressure from Wantoat [wnc] and Tok Pisin [tpi] (2007).

Language Resources