Kara

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
leu
Alternate Names
Lemakot, Lemusmus
User Population

5,870 (2000 census).

Location

New Ireland province: north New Ireland district.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, Lavongai-Nalik
Dialects

East Kara, West Kara, Lauan-Nonopai, Ngavalus-Lossuk, Luburua.

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Tigak [tgc].

Language Development

NT: 1997.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kara
Writing

Latin script [Latn].