Kalam language

Kalam
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Madang Province, Western Highlands Province
Native speakers	(15,000 cited 1991)^[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Madang Rai Coast–Kalam Kalam Kalam–Kobon Kalam
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kmh`
Glottolog	`kala1397`^[2]

Kalam is a Kalam language of Papua New Guinea. It is closely related to Kobon, and shares many of the features of that language. It has an elaborate pandanus avoidance register that has been extensively documented.

References

↑ Kalam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Kalam (Papua New Guinea)". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Andrew Pawley and Ralph Bulmer. 2011. A dictionary of Kalam with ethnographic notes. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.

Pomoikan	Anam Anamgura Moresada Osum Wadaginam

Wanang	Apali Atemble Faita Gants Magɨyi Musak Nend Mum Paynamar Sileibi

Kowan	Korak Waskia

Mindjim	Anjam Bongu Male Sam

Yaganon	Dumun Ganglau Saep Yabong

Evapia	Asas Dumpu Kesawai Sinsauru Sausi

Peka	Danaru Sop Sumau Urigina

Nuru	Duduela Jilim Kwato Ogea Rerau Uya Yangulam

Kabenau	Arawum Kolom Lemio Pulabu Siroi

Kalam	Kalam Kobon Tai

Other	Biyom Tauya Wasembo

Dimir-Malas

Kaukombar

Kumil

Tibor-Omosa

Kokan	Girawa Kein Munit

Gum	Amele Bau Gumalu Isebe Panim Sihan

Hanseman	Bagupi Baimak Gal Garus Matepi Mawan Mosimo Murupi Nake Nobonob Rempi Rapting Samosa Saruga Silopi Utu Wagi Wamas Yoidik

Other	Kare

Other

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