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A language of Papua New Guinea

Alternate Names
Koliku, Male
User Population

700 (Daniels and Corbett 2019). Ethnic population: 990 (2000 census).

Location

Madang province: Astrolabe Bay coast and Finesterre foothills; three villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Dialects

None known. Related to Bongu [bpu] and Anjam [boj].

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Daniels 2016a). Used as L2 by Sam [snx].

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].