Tairora language explained

Tairoa
States:	Papua New Guinea
Region:	Eastern Highlands Province
Ethnicity:	Tairora
Speakers:	13,000
Date:	2003
Ref:	e18
Familycolor:	Papuan
Fam1:	Trans–New Guinea
Fam2:	Kainantu–Goroka
Fam3:	Kainantu
Fam4:	Tairoric
Lc1:	tbg
Ld1:	North
Lc2:	omw
Ld2:	South
Glotto:	nort2920
Glottoname:	North
Glottorefname:	North Tairora
Glotto2:	sout2943
Glottoname2:	South
Glottorefname2:	South Tairora

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, 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