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Kalam language

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Native to
  
Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
  
kmh

Native speakers
  
(15,000 cited 1991)

Glottolog
  
kala1397

Region
  
Madang Province, Western Highlands Province

Language family
  
Trans–New Guinea Madang Rai Coast–Kalam Kalam Kalam–Kobon Kalam

Kalam is a Kalam language of Papua New Guinea. It is closely related to Kobon, and shares many of the features of that language. It has an elaborate pandanus avoidance register that has been extensively documented.

References

Kalam language Wikipedia


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