Suena language

Suena is a Papuan language spoken in Morobe Province, in the "tail" of Papua New Guinea. It is part of the Binanderean family of the Trans–New Guinea phylum of languages.

NativetoPapua New Guinea

RegionMorobe Province

Native speakers

(3,600 cited 2000)^[1]

Language family

Trans–New Guinea

• Binanderean
  • Suena

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Suena
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Morobe Province
Native speakers	(3,600 cited 2000)[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Binanderean Suena
Dialects	Yarawi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sue
Glottolog	suen1241
ELP	Suena
Suena is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

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The Yarawi people spoke Suena during most of the 20th century, but may have switched to Binandere.