Kalam

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Aforo, Karam

Population

15,000 (1991 SIL).

Location

Madang Province, Ramu district; Western Highlands Province, Hagen district, Jimi river north side into Kaironk valley.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Related to Gants [gao]and Kobon [kpw].

Typology

SOV

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 1992–2009.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.