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Telefol

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: tlf

Population	5,400 (1994 SIL).
Region	Sandaun Province, Telefomin District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 5, reference number 230
Alternate names	Teleefool, Telefolmin, Telefomin
Dialects	Telefol, Feramin.
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Ok-Awyu, Ok, Mountain
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1988.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Whistle speech reported. SOV. Swidden agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 1967. Review of: Telefol clause structure, by Phyllis M. Healey.

Anonymous. 1967. Review of: Telefol noun phrases, by Phyllis M. Healey.

Anonymous. 1974. Review of: Levels and chaining in Telefol sentences, by Phyllis M. Healey.

HEALEY, Alan, author. 1962. "Linguistic aspects of Telefomin kinship terminology."

HEALEY, Alan, author. 1964. Telefol phonology.

HEALEY, Alan, author. 1974. A problem of Telefol verb classification.  

HEALEY, Alan, author. 1992. Telefol Organised Phonology Data.  

HEALEY, Alan, author. Available: 2009; Created: 1981. Telefol medical vocabulary.  

HEALEY, Alan; HEALEY, Phyllis M., authors. Available: 2009; Created: 1961. The phonemes of Telefol (a tentative paper).  

HEALEY, Alan; HEALEY, Phyllis M., compilers. 1977. Telefol dictionary.

HEALEY, Alan; HEALEY, Phyllis M.; TINOGAL, Makis, authors. Available: 2009; Created: 1962. Telefol becoming a shaman.  

HEALEY, Phyllis M., author. 1964. "Teleéfoól quotative clauses."

HEALEY, Phyllis M., author. 1965. "Telefol clause structure."

HEALEY, Phyllis M., author. 1965. "Telefol verb phrases."

HEALEY, Phyllis M., author. 1965. Levels, constituent strings, and agreement in Telefol syntax.

HEALEY, Phyllis M., author. 1965. Telefol noun phrases.

HEALEY, Phyllis M., author. 1966. Levels and chaining in Telefol sentences.

HEALEY, Phyllis M., author. Available: 2011; Created: 1970-10. Structural Diversity in Telefol Sentence, Paragraph and Discourse.

LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1972. Hierarchy and universality of discourse constituents in New Guinea languages: Discussion.

LOVING, Richard, editor. 1974. Studies in languages of the Ok family.

Vernacular Publications

Suukon tiki-bom tigin kal kelum o 1. 1981.

Suukon tiki-bom tigin kal kelum o, 2. 1981.

Suukon tiki-bom tigin kal kelum o, 3. 1981.

Suukon tiki-bom tigin kal kelum o, 4. 1981.

Suukon tiki-bom tigin kal kelum o, 5. 1981.