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Kamula

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: xla

Population	800 (1998 SIL).
Region	Western Province, Wawoi Falls area, Kamiyami (Wasapea) villages, Aramia River area, Keseki and Somokopa.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 14, reference number 663
Alternate names	Wawoi
Dialects	Pare [ppt] is most similar (Reesink 1976).
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Kamula
Language use	Some also use Gogodala [ggw] or Doso [dol].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Literacy increasing as children and adults learn to read. 2 vernacular primary schools. NT: 2004.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Hunter-gatherers.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Kamula Organised Phonology Data.  

ROUTAMAA, Ismo; ROUTAMAA, Judith, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1995-09. Kamula phonology essentials.  

ROUTAMAA, Ismo; ROUTAMAA, Judith, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1996-07. Dialect survey report of the Kamula language, Western province.  

ROUTAMAA, Ismo; ROUTAMAA, Judith, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1997-03. Orthography paper Kamula, Western province.  

ROUTAMAA, Judith, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1994-02. Kamula grammar essentials.  

ROUTAMAA, Judith, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1997-09. Events and participants in Kamula discourse.  

ROUTAMAA, Judith, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1997-09. Tail-head linkage in Kamula.  

Vernacular Publications

Nono ya: nana. 1998.

Nono ya: wai mate ya: a mate. 1998.