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Kela

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: kcl

Population	2,150 (1980 census).
Region	Morobe Province, Huon Gulf south coast, between Salamaua and Kui, Paiawa River. 10 villages.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 15, reference number 699
Alternate names	Gela, Kelana, Laukanu
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, North
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. n.d.. Kela Apoze Organised Phonology Data.  

Anonymous. n.d.. Kela Organised Phonology Data.  

COLLIER, Kenneth J.; COLLIER, Margaret, authors. 1975. A tentative phonemic statement of the Apoze dialect, Kela language.  

LOVING, Richard, editor. 1975. Phonologies of five Austronesian languages.