Golin

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
gvf
Alternate Names
Gollum, Gumine
Autonym
Golin ka
User Population

51,100 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Location

Chimbu province: Gumine district.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Chimbu-Wahgi, Chimbu
Dialects

Yuri, Kia (Kiari), Keri, Marigl. Reportedly similar to Dom [doa].

Language Use

Also use Kuman [kue].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1980.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Golin
Writing

Latin script [Latn].