Kamula

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A language of Papua New Guinea

Alternate Names

Wawoi

User Population

1,100 (2000 census). Ethnic population: 1,100 (2000 census).

Western province: Wawoi Falls area, Kamiyami village; Aramia river area, Keseki and Somokopa.

Language Maps

Papua New Guinea, Map 8

Papua New Guinea, Map 14

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Trans-New Guinea, Kamula

None known. Pa [ppt] is most similar (Reesink 1976).

Used by all. All also use English [eng]. Some also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Also use Doso [dol] (Suter and Usher 2017). Also use Gogodala [ggw]. Used as L2 by Dibiyaso [dby], Doso [dol], Eibela [ail], Kasua [khs], Odoodee [kkc].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 2005.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Kamula

Latin script [Latn].