Kol language (Papua New Guinea)

Kol language (Papua New Guinea)

Infobox Language
name=Kol
region=New Britain
speakers=4,000 (1991 SIL). Population includes 1,300 Sui, Kol (1987)
familycolor=Papuan
family=language isolate
iso3=lvk

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 the possibility remains that it is distantly related to the poorly attested Sulka language.

See also

* East Papuan languages


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