Karian (Karen), also called Bilakura, is a nearly extinct

Papuan language The Papuan languages are the non- Austronesian and non-Australian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands, by around 4 million people. It is a strictly geogra ...

of Madang Province,

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. Is is spoken in Boia and Barto villages. Some speakers also live in Malas, a Manep-speaking village.

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Numagen languages Languages of Madang Province Endangered Papuan languages Critically endangered languages {{Madang-lang-stub