(documentation KaoLanguage EnglishLanguage "The KaoLanguage is a KaoRiverLanguage of Indonesia (Maluku). SIL code: KAX. ISO 639-2: paa. Population: 200 to 400 possibly (1983 C. Grimes SIL). Region: North Maluku, interior North Halmahera, around the town of Kao, near the mouth of the Kao River. Alternate names: KAU, KA'U. Comments: Could be a marginal dialect of Pagu, but relates uniquely to other languages in the Kao River subbranch. Investigation needed: intelligibility with Kao River subbranch, Pagu. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: 50% to 75%.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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