Sam language
| Sam | |
|---|---|
| Songum | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 700 (2003) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | snx |
| Glottolog | samm1244 |
Sam, or Songum, is a Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
It is spoken in Songum (5°30′28″S 145°51′04″E / 5.50779°S 145.851042°E), Buan, and Wongbe villages in Astrolabe Bay Rural LLG.
'Sam' is the word for 'language'. 'Songum' is a village name.