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Mandara

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: tbf

Population	2,500 (1985 SIL).
Region	New Ireland Province, Simberi, Tatau, Tabar, another island.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 2, reference number 39
Alternate names	Madara, Tabar
Dialects	Simberi, Tatau, Tabar.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, Lavongai-Nalik
Language development	6 Mandara prep schools, 7 primary schools. Bible portions: 2006.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. n.d.. Mandara Organised Phonology Data.  

FLUCKIGER, Cheryl; WHALEY, Annie, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1981. A proposed writing system for the Mandara language.  

Vernacular Publications

Man pinopinouts e Kande: mi buk sibu madar tovtov. 2006.

Man tuktuk mi HIV ma mi AIDS. 2006.