Sulka language
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Sulka | |
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Region | New Britain |
Native speakers | (2,500 cited 1991)[1] |
uncertain | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sua |
Glottolog | sulk1246 |
ELP | Sulka |
Sulka is a possible language isolate scattered across the eastern end of New Britain island, Papua New Guinea. There are about 3000 speakers.
Sulka is very poorly attested. There is some evidence that it might be related to Kol or Baining.
See also
References
- ^ Sulka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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