Tairoa | |
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Spoken in | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Eastern Highlands Province |
Ethnicity | Tairora |
Native speakers | 13,000 (2003) |
Language family | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | either: tbg – North omw – South |
Tairoa (Tairora) is a Kainantu language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
Tairoa proper, or North Tairoa, includes dialects Aantantara (Andandara), Arau-Varosia (Arau-Barosia), Arokaara, Saiqora (Sai’ora), Tairora.
South Tairoa, aka Omwunra-Toqura, has dialects Aatasaara (Atakara), Haaviqinra-Oraura (Habina-Oraura), Omwunra-Toqura (Obura-To’okena), Vaira-Ntosara (Baira), Veqaura (Meauna), Vinaata-Konkompira (Pinata-Konkombira).