Kosena

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Population

2,000 (1987 SIL).

Location

Eastern Highlands Province, Kainantu and Okapa districts.

Language Maps

Papua New Guinea, Map 10

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Kainantu, Gadsup-Auyana-Awa

Typology

SOV

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. NT: 1980.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Kosena

Writing

Latin script.