Kaulong

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
pss
Alternate Names
Kowlong, Pasismanua
Population

4,000 (2000 D. Tryon).

Location

West New Britain Province, Kandrian district, southwest.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Pasismanua
Dialects

East Inland Kaulong, Kaulong. Miu [mpo], Aighon [aix], and Senseng [ssz] may be dialects (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Typology

SVO

Language Development
Bible portions: 1992–1998.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kaulong
Writing
Latin script.