Kala

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
kcl
Alternate Names
Apoze, Gela, Kela, Kelana, Laukanu
User Population

2,200 (2011 SIL). Ethnic population: 3,000.

Location

Morobe province: Alẽso, Apoze, Kamiali, Kui, Lambu, and Manidala villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, North
Dialects

Manidala, Lambu, Apoze, Kamiali-Alẽso-Kui.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi], with many young people shifting (Schreyer 2017).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Texts. Bible portions: 2019.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kala
Writing

Latin script [Latn].