Kala

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: kcl
Alternate Names: Apoze, Gela, Kela, Kelana, Laukanu
Population: 2,200 (2011 SIL). Ethnic population: 3,000.
Location:: Morobe province: Alẽso, Apoze, Kamiali, Kui, Lambu, and Manidala villages.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, North
Dialects: Manidala, Lambu, Apoze, Kamiali-Alẽso-Kui.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi], with many young people shifting (Schreyer 2017).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Texts. Bible portions: 2019.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kala
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Morobe province: Alẽso, Apoze, Kamiali, Kui, Lambu, and Manidala villages.