Sulka | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: sua
Alternate Names: Moglon
Autonym: Sulka
Population: 3,500 (Reesink 2005).
Location:: East New Britain province: East Pomio district, Wide Bay coast.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Language isolate
Dialects: A dialect chain.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Some also use Mengen [mee]. Some also use Tomoip [tqp].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Several primary schools. NT: 1997.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Sulka
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: East New Britain province: East Pomio district, Wide Bay coast.