Susu language

Susu language

language
name=Susu
nativename=Sosokui ?
familycolor=Niger-Congo
fam2=Mande
fam3=Western Mande
fam4=Central-Southwestern
fam5=Central
fam6=Susu-Yalunka
states=Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau
region=Coastal Guinea
speakers=over 1 million
iso2=sus
iso3=sus

Susu (or Soussou or "Sosokui") is the language of the Susu people of Guinea, West Africa. It is in the Mande language family.

It is one of the national languages of Guinea and spoken mainly in the coastal region of the country. The language was also used by people in present-day Guinea as a trade language.

Susu is closely related to the Yalunka language.

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=sus "Ethnologue" report on Susu]
* [http://www.panafril10n.org/wikidoc/pmwiki.php/PanAfrLoc/Susu PanAfrican L10n page on Susu]
* [http://sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono/AfficheTableauOrtho2N.php?choixLangue=soso Susu alphabet and phonology]
* [http://friendsofguinea.org/susu.doc Peace Corps Susu language manual]


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