Sursurunga

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
sgz
Population

3,000 (1991 SIL).

Location

South central New Ireland Province, Namatanai district.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Patpatar-Tolai
Dialects

Surkutus.

Language Use

All ages.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Schools are still teaching in vernacular for the first three years. NT: 2009.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sursurunga
Writing

Latin script [Latn].