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Kara

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: leu

Population	5,000 (1998 SIL).
Region	New Ireland Province, north New Ireland District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 2, reference number 35
Alternate names	Lemakot, Lemusmus
Dialects	East Kara, West Kara, Lauan-Nonopai, Ngavalus-Lossuk, Luburua.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, Lavongai-Nalik
Language development	NT: 1997.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

SCHLIE, Perry, author. 1987. Some observations on Kara group decisions.

SCHLIE, Perry, author. 1989. "Breaking in on the Kara net."  

SCHLIE, Perry, compiler. 1996. Kara Organised Phonology Data.  

SCHLIE, Perry; SCHLIE, Virginia, authors. 1988. "Disarming a loaded patient."

SCHLIE, Perry; SCHLIE, Virginia, authors. 1993. "A Kara phonology."  

SCHLIE, Virginia, author. 1989. "Ways and means of communication in Kara."  

Vernacular Publications

A xusxuus si Kande. 2008.

A xuuxkuus i Kande. 2007.

Kuus fatexaas pana HIV e AIDS. 2007.

Na xipang taxa paroxan nano. 1989.

Nane a paabung siseʼ?. 1993.