The Susuami language is a heavily endangered Papuan language, spoken in the resettlement village of Manki

Manki, Papua New Guinea

Manki is a village of Papua New Guinea, it is located at 7°10'0S 146°34'0E with an altitude of 889 metres ....

 along the upper Watut River

Watut River

The Watut River is a river in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. It is known as rough river full of canyons and over 150 rapids, making it suitable for adventurous white-water rafting....

, Morobe Province

Morobe Province

Morobe Province is a province on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital, and largest city, is Lae. The province covers 34,500 km², including 719 km² maritime area, with a population of 539,725...

, Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...

. In 1980 it was estimated at 50 speakers, and faced competition from the several other languages spoken in the village, including distantly-related Hamtai

Hamtai language

Hamtai is the most populous of the Angan languages of Papua New Guinea. It is also known as Kamea , Kapau, and Watut. Dialects are Wenta, Howi, Pmasa’a, Hamtai proper, Kaintiba....

 and Angaataha

Angaataha language

Angaatiha is the most divergent of the Angan languages of Papua New Guinea. Langimar....

, as well as the usual use of Tok Pisin

Tok Pisin

Tok Pisin is a creole spoken throughout Papua New Guinea. It is an official language of Papua New Guinea and the most widely used language in that country...

with outsiders.

In 1990 the estimated speakers was a dozen, and children were not learning the language, including the child of the only couple in the village who were both native speakers. Its continued survival is unlikely.