Sissano language
Oceanic language spoken in Papua New Guinea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Arop-Sissano language.
Sissano is an Austronesian language spoken by at most a few hundred people around Sissano in West Aitape Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.[2] 4,800 speakers were reported in 1990, but the 1998 tsunami wiped out most of the population.[1]
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Sissano | |
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Region | West Aitape Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 300 (2000)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sso |
Glottolog | siss1243 |
ELP | Sissano |
Sissano is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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