Kobol language

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Kobol
Koguman
Region Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers
720 (2000 census) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 kgu
Glottolog kobo1248

Kobol, or Koguman, is a Papuan language of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.

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References

  1. Kobol at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)