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Makolkol is a possible Papuan language formerly spoken on the Gazelle Peninsula of East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Stebbins (2010) reports it is unattested.[3] Palmer (2018) treats it as unclassified.[4]

Makolkol
(unattested)
RegionNew Britain
Extinct7 cited 1988;[1] apparently extinct by 2003[2]
Language family
unclassified
  • Makolkol
Language codes
ISO 639-3zmh
Glottologmako1250
ELPMakolkol
Makolkol is an extinct language according to the classification system of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

It is not known if it was related to the neighboring Baining languages.

Rosensteel (1988) contains a 174-word list of Makolkol.[5]


Sociolinguistic situation


Makolkol was spoken only in the village of Gunapeo. Speakers were shifting to Tok Pisin and Meramera.[6] Rosensteel (1988) reported that out of a total population of about 35 ethnic people, there were 7 elderly fluent speakers.[5]


References


  1. Makolkol language at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
  2. Makolkol at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
  3. Dunn, Michael. 2012. Systematic typological comparison as a tool for investigating language history.
  4. Palmer, Bill (2018). "Language families of the New Guinea Area". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 1–20. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
  5. Rosensteel, Gary L. 1988. A sociolinguistic survey report on five Baining languages: Kairak, Makolkol, Mali, Simbali and Uramët. Unpublished manuscript. Ukarumpa: SIL.
  6. Makolkol. Languages of Papua New Guinea. SIL International. (PDF).


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