Alternate Names: Sose, Soso, Soussou, Susoo
Dialects: None known. Distinct from Yalunka ,.
Status Notes: De facto language of national identity.
Genealogy:
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.