Torau
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 600 (1963 SIL). |
| Region | Bougainville Province, southeast coast, north of Kieta. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 13, reference number 626 |
| Alternate names | Rorovana |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Mono-Uruava |
| Language use | Declined in number during the last 150 years. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. |
| Comments | Fairly acculturated. Agriculturalists: sweet potatoes. |
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