Tairora, South | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: omw
Autonym: Tairora
Population: 8,000 (Vincent and Kaave 2010).
Location:: Eastern Highlands province: Kainantu and Obura districts, south of Kainantu.
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].

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