Tauya

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: tya
Alternate Names: Foʔu Po, Inafosa
Population: 400 (MacDonald 2013).
Location:: Madang province: Ramu river valley, 30 km west of Dumpu.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Trans-New Guinea, Madang, Rai Coast, Biyom-Tauya
Typology: SOV; Agglutinating morphology; Consonants: 16, Vowels: 5.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (MacDonald 2013).
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tauya
Writing: Latin script [Latn], limited usage.

Location: Madang province: Ramu river valley, 30 km west of Dumpu.