Alternate Names: Kalp, Kurom, Tayon, Wan
Dialects: Kukwo (Kalpm), Yangkolen. Yangkolen and Kukwo dialects are 95% lexically similar. Lexical similarity: 8% with Kombio ,, 12% with Urat ,, 2% with Kwanga ,, and 15% with Aiku ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,740 (2003 SIL). 40 monolinguals.
Language Use: 98% also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. In language border areas many are trilingual (neighboring language, Tok Pisin, and Urim).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Poetry. Films. Videos. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1981–2003.
Typology: SVO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.