Tainae | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: ago
Alternate Names: Ivori
Autonym: Tainae
Population: 1,000 (1991 SIL).
Location:: Gulf province: Ivori-Swanson district, Famba, Paiguna, and Pio are main villages.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Angan, Nuclear Angan
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Akoye [miw].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Literature.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tainae
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Gulf province: Ivori-Swanson district, Famba, Paiguna, and Pio are main villages.