Native to Papua New Guinea Dialects Simberi
Tatau
Tabar | Native speakers 4,000 (2000 census) Writing system Latin | |
Region Tabar Group, New Ireland Province Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western
Meso-Melanesian
(New Ireland)
Tabar
Mandara | ||
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. 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 language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA