Golin | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: gvf
Alternate Names: Gollum, Gumine
Autonym: Golin ka
Population: 51,100 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).
Location:: Chimbu province: Gumine district.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Chimbu-Wahgi, Chimbu
Dialects: Yuri, Kia (Kiari), Keri, Marigl. Reportedly similar to Dom [doa].
Language Use: Also use Kuman [kue].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1980.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Golin
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Chimbu province: Gumine district.