Tairora, North

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
tbg
Alternate Names
Mopara
Autonym
Tairora
User Population

5,000 (Vincent and Kaave 2010).

Location

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

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

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

Aantantara (Andandara), Arau-Varosia (Arau-Barosia), Arokaara (Arokara), Saiqora (Sai’ora), Tairora.

Typology

SOV.

Language Use

Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Asa’a [kyy].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Texts. NT: 1979–2012.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tairora, North
Writing

Latin script [Latn].