Usku

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: ulf
Alternate Names: Afra
Population: 110 (2004 SIL). Population estimates range from 20 to 160 (Wurm 2007). Few monolinguals.
Location:: Papua province: Keerom regency, Usku village west of Sobger river.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Unclassified
Dialects: None known. Not closely related to any other language.
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Seriously endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Home, friends. Older adults only. Positive attitudes. Most shifted to Indonesian [ind]. Most shifted to Papuan Malay [pmy].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Under 5% in Indonesian [ind].
Other Comments: Afra may be the name preferred by the people.

Location: Papua province: Keerom regency, Usku village west of Sobger river.