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Kalam

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: kmh

Population	15,000 (1991 SIL).
Region	Madang Province, Ramu District; Western Highlands Province, Hagen District, Jimi River north side into Kaironk Valley.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 6, reference number 283
Alternate names	Aforo, Karam
Dialects	Related to Gants [gao], Kobon [kpw].
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Kalam-Kobon
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 1992.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Kalam Organised Phonology Data.  

CAMPBELL, Jo Anne, author. 1991. Review of: The benefits of language learning for literacy specialists, by Kaye Stender.

PAWLEY, Andrew, author. 2010. "Helter Skelter and ñugl ñagl: English and Kalam rhyming jingles and the psychic unity of mankind."  

SCHOLZ, Lyle, author; HEALEY, Alan, consultant. Available: 1970; Created: 1962-1970. Kalam higher level grammar: Part I, Kalam sentence types; Part II, Kalam paragraph types; Part III, Kalam discourse types.

STENDER, Kaye, author. 1988. The benefits of language learning for literacy specialists.

Vernacular Publications

Kalam ABC buk. 1985.

Kalam minim buk 2. 1986.