ISO 639-3 · zsuzsu
Austronesian family
Sukurum
Sukurum is a language of the Markham branch (Austronesian), spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata counts about 1,160 speakers (2000). Wikidata describes it as “language of Papua New Guinea”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
zsu- Glottocode
suku1264- Family
- Austronesian
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 0 language editions
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10levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Sukurum |
|---|---|
| Also called | Wapu |
| All speakers | 1,160 (2000) |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Austronesian to Sukurum
The branches above Sukurum, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Papua New Guinea
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationaltpiTok Pisinunclassified · 4.1 m1 · NationalenqEngaTrans–New Guinea · 230,0005 · DevelopinghmoHiri MotuAustronesian · 120,0003 · Wider CommunicationksdTolaiAustronesian · 81,0003 · Wider CommunicationmeuMotuAustronesian · 39,0005 · DevelopingsnpSianeunclassified · 29,0005 · DevelopingagdAgarabiunclassified · 27,0006a · VigorousgahAlekanoTrans–New Guinea · 25,0007 · ShiftingygrYagariaTrans–New Guinea · 21,0005 · Developing