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Usan

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: wnu

Population	1,400 (1991 SIL).
Region	Madang Province, Madang District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 7, reference number 313
Alternate names	Wanuma
Dialects	Related to Yarawata [yrw], Bilakura [bql], Ukuriguma [ukg].
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Croisilles, Pihom, Numugenan
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. NT: 2001.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Payne, Doris L. 1990. Review of: Pragmatics in non-Western perspective, George L. Huttar and Kenneth J. Gregerson, editors.

Reesink, Ger P. 1994. "Domain-creating constructions in Papuan languages."

Reesink, Gerard P. 1981. "Grammatical features of cohesion in Usan: Towards a text differential."

Reesink, Gerard P. 1983. "On subordination in Usan and other Papuan languages."

Reesink, Gerard P. 1987. Structures and their functions in Usan, a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea.

Reesink, Gerard P. 1990. "Mother tongue and Tok Pisin."

Reesink, Gerard P. 1993. "‘Inner speech’ in Papuan languages."