Usan

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
wnu
Alternate Names
Wanuma
Population

1,400 (1991 SIL).

Location

Madang Province, Madang district.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Croisilles, Pihom, Numugenan
Dialects

Related to Yarawata [yrw], Bilakura [bql], and Ukuriguma [ukg].

Typology

SOV

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. NT: 2001.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Usan
Writing
Latin script.