Titan | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: ttv
Alternate Names: M’bunai, Manus, Moanus, Tito
Autonym: Titan
Population: 5,100 (2000 census).
Location:: Manus province: Manus island, southeast coast, Baluan, Bundro, Johnson, M’buke, Rambutyo, Tawi, Tilianu, and Wal islands.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Admiralty Islands, Eastern, Manus, East
Dialects: 2 dialects, r speakers on southeast Manus Island, l speakers on outlying islands. Intelligibility between, r and l, dialects 100%.
Typology: SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; dual and paucal numbers; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; 17 consonants and 6 vowels; inalienable/alienable possession.
Language Use: Vigorous. Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Lenkau [ler], Lou [loj], Neherneh [ncn], Paluai [blq], Penchal [pek], Tulu-Bohuai [rak].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Texts.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Titan
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Part of the trading ring described by Margaret Mead (Mead 1956). Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Manus province: Manus island, southeast coast, Baluan, Bundro, Johnson, M’buke, Rambutyo, Tawi, Tilianu, and Wal islands.