Soq

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: mdc
Alternate Names: Koliku, Male
Population: 700 (Daniels and Corbett 2019). Ethnic population: 990 (2000 census).
Location:: Madang province: Astrolabe Bay coast and Finesterre foothills; three villages.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Rai Coast, Mindjim
Dialects: None known. Related to Bongu [bpu] and Anjam [boj].
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Daniels 2016a). Used as L2 by Sam [snx].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Soq
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Madang province: Astrolabe Bay coast and Finesterre foothills; three villages.