Ethnologue

Kalam

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Aforo, Karam

Population

15,000 (1991 SIL).

Location

Madang province: Ramu district; Western Highlands province: Hagen district, Jimi river north side into Kaironk valley.

Language Maps

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Minimib. Related to Gants [gao] and Kobon [kpw].

Typology

SOV.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1992–2009.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].