Kaluli | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: bco
Alternate Names: Bosavi
Autonym: Kaluli
Population: 3,100 (2015 SIL).
Location:: Southern Highlands province: Muluma sub-district; Western province: Mount Bosavi northern and western slopes.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Bosavi
Dialects: Ologo, Kaluli, Walulu, Kugenesi. Dialect differences are not great. Reportedly similar to but different from Kasua [khs].
Typology: SOV; prepositions; articles, adjectives, numerals after noun heads; question word initial; 1–4 prefixes; word order important; affixes indicate case; verb affixes mark person; ergativity; CV, CVC, CVV; tonal.
Language Use: All domains. Used by all. Some also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. A few also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Eibela [ail], Kasua [khs], Odoodee [kkc], Onobasulu [onn], Sonia [siq].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1997–2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kaluli
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Southern Highlands province: Muluma sub-district; Western province: Mount Bosavi northern and western slopes.