Kara language (Papua New Guinea)

Kara (also Lemusmus or Lemakot) is an Austronesian language spoken by about 5,000 people in 1998 in the Kavieng District of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea.

Kara
RegionNew Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
(5,000 cited 1998)
Austronesian
  • Malayo-Polynesian
    • Oceanic
      • Western
        • Meso-Melanesian
          • (New Ireland)
            • Tungag–Nalik
              • Kara
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3leu
Glottologkara1486

Laxudumau, spoken in the village of Lakudumau, is transitional to Nalik.

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