ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

Papunesia · ISO 639-3 kol · Glottocode kolp1236

Kol (Papua New Guinea)

For Kol (Papua New Guinea), the dataset combines a reference point in Papunesia, classification as a language isolate, shifting status, and the likely script Latin.

Language family
Language isolate
Likely script
Latin (Latn)
Source status
shifting
Macroarea
Papunesia
Source country codes
PG
Reference point
-5.210, 151.583

Open research question

How is Kol (Papua New Guinea) actually used and transmitted across families, education, administration, media, and digital spaces?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.