Tairora language

Tairoa (Tairora) is a Kainantu language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

Tairoa
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Eastern Highlands Province
Ethnicity	Tairora
Native speakers	13,000 (2003)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Kainantu–Goroka Kainantu Tairoric Tairoa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: tbg – North omw – South
Glottolog	nort2920  North sout2943  South

Tairoa proper, or North Tairoa, includes dialects Aantantara (Andandara), Arau-Varosia (Arau-Barosia), Arokaara, Saiqora (Sai’ora), Tairora.

South Tairoa, a.k.a. Omwunra-Toqura, has dialects Aatasaara (Atakara), Haaviqinra-Oraura (Habina-Oraura), Omwunra-Toqura (Obura-To’okena), Vaira-Ntosara (Baira), Veqaura (Meauna), Vinaata-Konkompira (Pinata-Konkombira).

Further reading

• Vincent, Alexander. 1973. Notes on Tairora noun morphology. In: McKaughan (ed.), 530–546.
• Vincent, Lois E. and Anisi Kaave. 2010. Tairora-English Dictionary. Orlando, FL: Wycliffe.
• Gajdusek, D. Carleton. 1980. Territory of Papua New Guinea: Return to New Britain, Kuru Investigations in the Okapa Region, Kukukuku Studies and a Journey through Genatei, Awa, Oweina-Waisara and Pinata-Tairora Villages. December 25, 1963 to April 13, 1964. Bethesda, Maryland: National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke. (contains a word list of South Tairora)

External links

• Paradisec has two collections of Arthur Cappell's materials (AC1, AC2) that include North Tairoa language materials.
• Tairora-English Dictionary
• Tairora word list