Karian language

Papuan language of Papua New Guinea
Karian
Bilakura
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers
34 (2007)[1]
Language family
Trans–New Guinea?
  • Madang
    • Croisilles
      • Numugen
        • Karian
Language codes
ISO 639-3bql
Glottologbila1257  Karen
ELPBilakura
Bilakura is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Karian (Karen), also called Bilakura, is a nearly extinct Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Boia and Barto villages. Some speakers also live in Malas, a Manep-speaking village.[2]

References

  1. ^ Karian at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Pick, Andrew (2020). A reconstruction of Proto-Northern Adelbert phonology and lexicon (PDF) (PhD dissertation). University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
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Madang languages
Northern Adelbert
(Croisilles)
Manep–Barem
Kumil–Tibor
Numugen
Kaukombar
other
Southern Adelbert
Tomul (Josephstaal)
Sogeram (Wanang)
Kalam
Mabuso
Kokan
Gum
Hanseman
other
Mindjim
Rai Coast
(South Madang)
Awung
Brahman
Evapia
Peka
Nuru
Kabenau
other
Yaganon(unclear)

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