Kara

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
leu
Alternate Names
Lemakot, Lemusmus
Population

5,000 (1998 SIL).

Location

New Ireland Province, north New Ireland district.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

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

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

Typology

SVO

Language Development
NT: 1997.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kara
Writing
Latin script.