Tairora language

Tairoa
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 (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, 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).

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