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Kaluli

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: bco

Population	2,500 (1994 SIL).
Region	Southern Highlands Province, into Western Province, Mt. Bosavi north and west slopes.
Language maps	Papua New Guinea, Map 8, reference number 400 Papua New Guinea, Map 9, reference number 400
Alternate names	Bosavi
Dialects	Ologo, Kaluli, Walulu, Kugenesi. No significant dialect differences. Similar to but different from Kasua [khs].
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Bosavi
Language use	Some also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Bible portions: 1997–1998.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Bosavi’ is a geographic name. SOV; prepositions; articles, adjectives, numerals after noun heads; question word initial; 1–4 prefixes; word order important; affixes indicate case; verb affixes mark person; ergativity; CV, CVC, CVV; tonal. Swidden agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Kaluli Organised Phonology Data.  

BROWNIE, John, editor. 2000. Sociolinguistic and literacy studies: South-West, Sepik and Morobe.

GROSH, Andy; GROSH, Sylvia Carlson, authors. 2000. "Kaluli."  

GROSH, Andy; GROSH, Sylvia Carlson, authors. 2005. "Organised phonology data supplement: Kaluli language."  

GROSH, Andy; GROSH, Sylvia Carlson, authors. Available: 2009; Created: 2004. Grammar essentials for the Kaluli language.  

PARKER, Stephen G., editor. 2005. Phonological descriptions of Papua New Guinea languages.

SHAW, R. Daniel, author. 1986. "The Bosavi language family."

Vernacular Publications

ABD bugo: alphabet picture book. 2003.