Susu

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A language of Guinea

ISO 639-3
sus
Alternate Names
Sose, Soso, Soussou, Susoo
Population

906,000 in Guinea (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Population total all countries: 1,060,280.

Location

Mainly southwest and west. Also in Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Sierra Leone.

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Language Status

4 (Educational). De facto language of national identity.

Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Susu-Yalunka
Dialects

Distinct from Yalunka [yal].

Language Use

Some also use French [fra].

Language Development
Literacy materials taught in school. NT: 1884–2010.
Writing
Arabic script. Latin script.
Other Comments

Muslim, traditional religion, Christian.

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