Mandara language
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| Mandara | |
|---|---|
| Tabar | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Tabar Group, New Ireland Province |
Native speakers | 4,000 (2000 census)[1] |
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Austronesian
| |
| Dialects |
Simberi
Tatau
Tabar
|
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tbf |
Mandara, also known as Tabar, is an Austronesian language spoken on the Tabar Group of islands, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. Three dialects have been identified, Simberi, Tatau and Tabar, corresponding to the three main islands in the group.[2][3] Recently, a written form of Mandara has been made by a Korean missionary. So far, about 3000 people are literate in this form of Mandara, and a Bible has been published in it as well.
References
- ↑ Mandara reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ Lewis (ed.), M. Paul. "Ethnologue: Languages of the World - Mandara". SIL International. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ↑ Brown (ed.), Keith (2006). Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics. Elsevier. p. i. ISBN 978-0-08-044854-1.
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