Susu

SUS

educational

Alternate Names: Sose, Soso, Soussou, Susoo

Dialects: None known. Distinct from Yalunka ,.

Status Notes: De facto language of national identity.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Mande
Western
Central-Southwestern
Central
Susu-Yalunka

Demographics: 906,000 in Guinea (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Population total all countries: 1,060,280.

Language Use: Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Baga Binari [bcg], Baga Koga [bgo], Baga Manduri [bmd], Baga Mboteni [bgm], Baga Sitemu [bsp], Nalu [naj], Pular [fuf].

Language Development: Literacy materials taught in school. NT: 1884–2010.

Spoken In: Guinea

Writing System: Arabic, Latin

Nation of Origin: Guinea

Other Comments: Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.