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Kaulong

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: pss

Population	4,000 (2000 D. Tryon).
Region	West New Britain Province, Kandrian District, southwest hinterland.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 12, reference number 598
Alternate names	Kowlong, Pasismanua
Dialects	Kaulong, East Inland Kaulong. A dialect subgroup. Miu [mpo], Aighon [aix], and Senseng [ssz] treated as dialects by Wurm and Hattori.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Ngero-Vitiaz, Vitiaz, Southwest New Britain, Arawe-Pasismanua, Pasismanua
Language development	Bible portions: 1992.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ROSS, Malcolm; THROOP, Craig, authors. 1995. "Kaulong."

THROOP, Craig, author. 1988. "‘Pigs are our hearts’: a functional study of the pig in Melanesia."

THROOP, Craig, compiler. 1992. Kaulong Organised Phonology Data.  

THROOP, Craig; THROOP, Linda, authors. 1980. "The languages and communities of the Kandrian inland region."