SUS ISO 639-3
Susu
Sosoxui Autonym
A language of Guinea
- ISO 639
- sus
- Alternate Names
- Sose, Soso, Soussou, Susoo
- Autonym
- Sosoxui
- Population
- 2,200,000 in Guinea (2017 census). Total users in all countries: 2,434,140.
- Location:
- Widespread in southwest.
- Language Status
- 4 (Educational). De facto language of national identity.
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Susu-Yalunka
- Dialects
- None known. Distinct from Yalunka [yal].
- Language Use
- Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Baga Kaloum [bqf], Baga Koga [bgo], Baga Manduri [bmd], Baga Pokur [bcg], Baga Sitemu [bsp], Baga Sobané [bsv], Bullom So [buy], Nalu [naj], Pular [fuf].
- Language Development
- Literacy materials taught in school. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2017.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Susu
- Writing
- Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Guinea-Bissau
Language Name
Susu
User Population
5,340 in Guinea-Bissau (2018).
- Location
- Northern province: interspersed throughout western sections.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Muslim. View other languages of Sierra Leone
Language Name
Susu
User Population
184,000 in Sierra Leone (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Muslim. View other languages of Senegal
Language Name
Susu
User Population
44,800 in Senegal (2017).
Map
Location: Widespread in southwest.
Size and Vitality
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