Karian (Karen), also called Bilakura, is a nearly extinct Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Boia and Barto villages. Some speakers also live in Malas, a Manep-speaking village.[2]
| Karian | |
|---|---|
| Bilakura | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | 34 (2007)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bql |
| Glottolog | bila1257 Karen |
| ELP | Bilakura |
 Bilakura is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
References
edit- ^ Karian at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Pick, Andrew (2020). A reconstruction of Proto-Northern Adelbert phonology and lexicon (PDF) (PhD dissertation). University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
