Tairora, South

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
omw
Autonym
Tairora
User Population

8,000 (Vincent and Kaave 2010).

Location

Eastern Highlands province: Kainantu and Obura districts, south of Kainantu.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Kainantu-Goroka, Kainantu, Tairora
Dialects

Aatasaara (Atakara), Haaviqinra-Oraura (Habina-Oraura), Omwunra-Toqura (Obura-To’okena), Vaira-Ntosara (Baira), Veqaura (Meauna), Vinaata-Konkompira (Pinata-Konkombira).

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Vincent and Kaave 2010).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. NT: 1994–2000.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tairora, South
Writing

Latin script [Latn].