Sumau

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: six
Alternate Names: Garia, Kari, Sumau-Garia
Population: 2,580 (2003 SIL).
Location:: Madang province: low mountain ranges between Ramu and Naru rivers.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Rai Coast, Peka
Dialects: Possibly 2 dialects. Related to Sop [urw], Kobuka [urg], and Danaru [dnr].
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development: Bible portions: 2007.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Sumau
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Madang province: low mountain ranges between Ramu and Naru rivers.