Tauade

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
ttd
Alternate Names
Tauata
User Population

12,000 (Stutzman and Stutzman 2016). Ethnic population: 12,000 (Stutzman and Stutzman 2016).

Location

Central province: Goilala district northeast; Oro province: Sohe district, Kira RLLG.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Southeast Papuan, Goilalan, Kunimaipa
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 44% with Kunimaipa [kup] (most similar).

Language Use

Used by all. Some also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Fuyug [fuy].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 15%–30%. No known use of vernacular literature. Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tauade
Writing

Latin script [Latn].