Kumalu
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 2,580 (1979 census). |
| Region | Morobe Province, Mumeng District. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 15, reference number 692 |
| Alternate names | Kumara |
| Dialects | A member of Mumeng language subgroup. Some intelligibility with Dambi [dac]. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, South, Hote-Buang, Buang, Mumeng |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. |
| Comments | SVO. Swidden agriculturalists. |
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