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Kâte

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: kmg

Population	6,130 (1978 K. McElhanon).
Region	Morobe Province, Finschhafen District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 11, reference number 527
Alternate names	Kai, Kâte Dong
Dialects	Magobineng (Bamota), Wamora (Wamola), Wemo, Parec, Wana. Dialects listed may be separate languages.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Finisterre-Huon, Huon, Eastern
Language use	80,000 Lutherans use it as a religious language in the area (1980 UBS).
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Bible: 1978.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

LITTERAL, Shirley, author. 1979. Review of: Kate dictionary, W. Flierl and H. Strauss, editors.  

MCELHANON, Kenneth A., author. 1974. "The glottal stop in Kâte."  

MCELHANON, Kenneth A., author. 1976. "Introduction."

OLKKONEN, Kaija; OLKKONEN, Soini, compilers. 2007. Somba-Siawari (Burum Mindik)—English dictionary.  

PARIS, Hannah, author. 2012. "Sociolinguistic effects of church languages in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea."