Koro

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: kxr
Alternate Names: Kara
Population: 1,730 (2015), decreasing. 1,250 in Lelemadih-Bupichupeu LLG (2011 census), 480 in Los Negros LLG (Cleary-Kemp 2015).
Location:: Manus Province: Lele-Bupi LLG; Los Negros LLG.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Admiralty Islands, Eastern, Manus, East
Dialects: Papitalai. 2 mutually intelligible dialects (Cleary-Kemp 2015).
Typology: SVO.
Language Use: Adults only. All shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi] (Cleary-Kemp 2014). Also use English [eng] (Cleary-Kemp 2014). Also use Loniu [los]. Used as L2 by Elu [elu], Idio [mft], Loniu [los].

Location: Manus Province: Lele-Bupi LLG; Los Negros LLG.