Makolkol language

Makolkol is a possible Papuan language formerly spoken on the Gazelle Peninsula of East New Britain Province on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Stebbins (2010) reports it is unattested.^[2] Palmer (2018) treats it as unclassified.^[3]

Makolkol
(unattested)
Region	New Britain
Native speakers	7 in 1988. May still be alive (2016)[1]
Language family	unclassified
Language codes
ISO 639-3	zmh
Glottolog	mako1250
ELP	Makolkol

It is not known if it was related to the neighboring Baining languages.

Rosensteel (1988) contains a 174-word list of Makolkol.^[4]

Sociolinguistic situation

Makolkol was spoken only in the village of Gunapeo. Speakers were shifting to Tok Pisin and Meramera.^[5] Rosensteel (1988) reported that out of a total population of about 35 ethnic people, there were 7 elderly fluent speakers.^[4]