Kol language (Papua New Guinea)

Kol
Region	New Britain
Native speakers	unknown (4,000 cited 1991)^[1]
Language family	language isolate
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`kol`
Glottolog	`kolp1236`^[2]

The Kol language is a language spoken in eastern New Britain island, Papua New Guinea. There are about 4000 speakers.

Kol appears to be a language isolate, though it may be distantly related to the poorly attested Sulka language.

References

↑ Kol at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Kol". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

List of primary language families

Africa

Isolates	Bangime Hadza Jalaa Sandawe Kwadi? Laal?

Sign languages	Arab BANZSL French Lasima Tanzanian Others

Europe
and Asia

Isolates	Basque Burushaski Elamite Hattic Kusunda Nihali Nivkh Sumerian Hruso? Miju? Puroik?

Sign languages	BANZSL French German Japanese Swedish Chinese Indo-Pakistani Arab Chiangmai–Bangkok Others

New Guinea
and
the Pacific

Isolates	Abinomn Busa Kaure Kol Kuot Porome Pyu Taiap Yalë Abun? Amberbaken? Dem? Hattam? Isirawa? Lepki? Kapori? Kosare? Massep? Murkim? Pawaia? Sulka? Waia?

Sign languages	Hawai'i Sign Language Others

Australia

Isolates	Giimbiyu Malak-Malak Marrgu Tiwi Wagiman

North
America

Isolates	Chimariko Haida Karuk Kutenai Siuslaw Takelma Timucua Waikuri Washo Yana Yuchi Zuni

Sign languages	Inuit (Inuiuuk) Plains Sign Talk Others

Mesoamerica

Isolates	Cuitlatec Huave Seri Tarascan/Purépecha

Sign languages	Plains Sign Talk Mayan Others

South
America

Isolates (extant in 2000)	Aikanã? Andoque? Camsá Candoshi Chimane Chiquitano Cofán? Fulniô Guató Hodï/Joti Irantxe? Itonama Karajá Kawésqar Krenak Leco Maku-Auari of Roraima Movima Mura-Pirahã Nukak? Ofayé Puinave Rikbaktsa Huaorani/Waorani Trumai Urarina Warao Yamana Yuracaré

See also

Families in bold are the largest. Families in italics have no living members.

Languages of Papua New Guinea

Official languages

Major Indigenous
languages

Other Papuan
languages

Angan	Akoye Angaataha Ankave Hamtai Kamasa Kawacha Menya Safeyoka Simbari Susuami Tainae Yagwoia Yipma

Awin–Pa	Awin Pa

Binanderean	Baruga Binandere Ewage Korafe Orokaiva Suena Yekora Zia

Bosavi	Aimele Beami Edolo Kaluli Kasua Onobasulu Sonia

Chimbu–Wahgi	Chuave Dom Golin Kandawo Kaugel Kuman Maring Melpa Narak Nii Nomane Salt-Yui Sinasina Tembagla Wahgi

Duna–Pogaya	Duna Pogaya

East Kutubuan	Fasu Fiwaga Foi

East Strickland	Fembe Gobasi Konai Kubo Odoodee Samo

Engan	Angal Bisorio Enga Huli Ipili Kewa Kyaka Lembena Samberigi

Eleman	Kaki Ae Keuru Opao Orokolo Toaripi Tairuma

Ok–Oksapmin	Bimin Faiwol Mian Ngalum Ninggerum Oksapmin Setaman Suganga Telefol Tifal Urap Yonggom

Teberan	Dadibi Folopa

Tirio	Abom Baramu Bitur Tirio Were

Turama–Kikorian	Ikobi Omati Rumu

Larger Families	Finisterre–Huon Kainantu–Goroka Madang Ramu–Lower Sepik Sepik Southeast Papuan Torricelli

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