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.
ISO 639-3 code
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family
Malayo-Polynesian languages, Meso-Melanesian languages, Oceanic languages, Western Oceanic languages
spoken in
Papua New Guinea, New Ireland Province, Tabar Group
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