16th edition

US$ 100.00

Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Pacific > Papua New Guinea > Koluwawa

Koluwawa

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: klx

Population	900 (1998 SIL).
Region	Milne Bay Province, Fergusson Island northwest tip.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 799
Alternate names	Kalokalo, Kao Kao
Dialects	Lexical similarity: 64% with Iamalele (most similar) [yml], and then Bwaidoka [bwd].
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Bwaidoga
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use English, Dobu [dob], Bwaidoka, Iamalele, Minaveha, [mvn] and Iduna [viv].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 50%–80%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–80%. Taught in primary schools.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Use of other languages and bilingualism is mainly due to intermarriage. Husbands or wives from other language groups live at Kalokalo with their Koluwawa spouse. Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GUDERIAN, Brad; GUDERIAN, Toni, authors. 1999. Koluwawa Organised Phonology Data.  

GUDERIAN, Brad; GUDERIAN, Toni, authors. 2005. "Organised phonology data supplement: Koluwawa language."  

GUDERIAN, Brad; GUDERIAN, Toni, authors. Available: 2012; Created: 2002-03. Koluwawa Grammar Essentials.  

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