Titan
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 3,850 (1992 SIL). |
| Region | Manus Province, Islands: Manus (southeast coast), Tawi, Wal, M’buke, Johnson, Baluan, Tilianu, Bundro, Rambutyo. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 1, reference number 23 |
| Alternate names | M’bunai, Manus, Moanus, Tito |
| Dialects | 2 dialects, ‘r’ speakers on southeast Manus Island, ‘l’ on outlying islands. Intelligibility between ‘r’ and ‘l’ dialects 100%. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Admiralty Islands, Eastern, Manus, East |
| Language use | Vigorous. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi] or English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | The trading ring was described by Margaret Mead. SVO. Copra production. Christian, traditional religion. |
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