Kalam | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: kmh
Alternate Names: Aforo, Karam, Kotp, Monmon, Mseŋ
Autonym: Kalam
Population: 20,000 (Pawley et al 2011).
Location:: Madang province: Ramu district; Western Highlands province: Hagen district, Jimi river north side into Kaironk valley.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Kalam-Kobon
Dialects: Etp, Ti, Alŋaw. Related to Gants [gao] and Kobon [kpw]. Tay [taw] is a language that is part of the Ti dialect (Pawley and Hammarström 2018), but is divergent enough from Etp that it’s possible to consider it a different language (Pawley et al 2000).
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Also use English [eng] (Pawley et al 2011). Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Pawley et al 2011).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1992–2009.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kalam
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

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