SRY ISO 639-3
Sera
Ser Autonym
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- sry
- Alternate Names
- Serra, Ssia
- Autonym
- Ser
- Population
- 630 (2001 SIL).
- Location:
- Sandaun province: Aitape District; 3 villages.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Schouten, Siau
- Language Use
- Seriously endangered (2000 D. Tryon; 2000 S. Wurm). Most shifting to English [eng]. Many shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Pin [wmx].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Sera
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Sandaun province: Aitape District; 3 villages.
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