Toura

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: don
Alternate Names: Doura
Population: 1,800 (2007 SIL).
Location:: Central province: Galley Reach area, 50 km northwest of Port Moresby.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Peripheral, Central Papuan, West Central Papuan, Nuclear
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 57% with Lala [nrz], 54% with Motu [meu].
Language Use: Vigorous use in all villages but one, where children learn Tok Pisin [tpi] first, but then learn to speak Toura [don] later (2004 SIL). All domains in most villages except church, where there is mixed use, and mixed use in all domains with Tok Pisin [tpi] in one village. Some young people, all adults. Mixed attitudes, from neutral to positive. Many also use English [eng]. Some also use Abadi [kbt]. Some also use Motu [meu]. Some also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development: Used in primary schools the first 3 years.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Toura
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Central province: Galley Reach area, 50 km northwest of Port Moresby.