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Sulka

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: sua

Population	2,500 (1991 SIL).
Region	East New Britain Province, East Pomio District, Wide Bay coast.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 581
Dialects	A dialect chain.
Classification	Language isolate
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Several primary schools. NT: 1997.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CLIFTON, John M., editor. 1996. Two non-Austronesian grammars from the islands.

LINDRUD, Stellan, author. 1980. "The languages and communities of the Open Bay, Wide Bay and Southern Gazelle Peninsula region."

THARP, Doug, author. Available: 1997; Created: 1993. Sulka Organised Phonology Data.  

THARP, Douglas, author. 1996. "Sulka grammar essentials."

Vernacular Publications

A hor to atgiang orom kam patter o ngnes. 1995.

Him he ksirei. 1996.