Kaluli

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
bco
Alternate Names
Bosavi
Autonym
Kaluli
User Population

3,100 (2015 SIL).

Location

Southern Highlands province: Muluma sub-district; Western province: Mount Bosavi northern and western slopes.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Bosavi
Dialects

Ologo, Kaluli, Walulu, Kugenesi. Dialect differences are not great. Reportedly similar to but different from Kasua [khs].

Typology

SOV; prepositions; articles, adjectives, numerals after noun heads; question word initial; 1–4 prefixes; word order important; affixes indicate case; verb affixes mark person; ergativity; CV, CVC, CVV; tonal.

Language Use

All domains. Used by all. Some also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. A few also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Eibela [ail], Kasua [khs], Odoodee [kkc], Onobasulu [onn], Sonia [siq].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%. Taught in primary schools in early grades only, in 2 schools. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1997–2014.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kaluli
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.