Toura

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Doura

Population

1,800 (2007 SIL).

Location

Central Province, Galley Reach area.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 57% with Lala [nrz], 54% with Motu [meu].

Language Use

All ages. Positive attitudes. Youth also use Tok Pisin [tpi] or English [eng]. Some also use Abadi [kbt].

Language Development

Used in primary schools the first 3 years.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.