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Language metadata CLASSIFICATION Isolate, Pacific CODE AUTHORITY ISO 639-3 LANGUAGE CODE kol DOWNLOAD As csv MORE RESOURCES OLAC search ADDITIONAL COMMENTS "At present. Kol has not been demonstrated to form bona-fide family with any of the other languages of Britain (Dunn et al. 2005a, 2002, 2005b, Stebbins 2009) but there are promising similarities between the noun class systems of Kol and the Baining languages that must be examined as soon as a more extensive description of Kol is published (cf. Stebbins 2009:229, 238)" (Hammarström, forthcoming). Language information by source Compare Sources (1) Information from: “Language isolates in the New Guinea region” . Harald Hammarström (2017) , Lyle Campbell, Thomas Dougherty, and Alexander D. Smith · London: Routledge Information from: “Language isolates in the New Guinea region” . Harald Hammarström (2017) , Lyle Campbell, Thomas Dougherty, and Alexander D. Smith · London: Routledge Threatened 20 percent certain, based on the evidence available ~4,000 Native speakers worldwide PLACES Papua New Guinea LOCATION DESCRIPTION East New Britain Discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. comments powered by Disqus