Alternate Names: Sinama, Sinano, Sisano
Genealogy:
Demographics: 300 (Wurm 2000). In 1990, 4,780 speakers were reported and language use was vigorous. The 1998 tsunami almost completely annihilated the population. Number of surviving speakers unlikely to exceed a few hundred (Wurm 2007).
Language Use: Seriously endangered (2000 S. Wurm).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 2011.
Typology: SVO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea