Tairaha

BXA

developing

Alternate Names: Bauro, Bwauro

Dialects: Bauro, Haununu (Hauhunu), Rawo (Ravo). Deep linguistic division between Tairaha and Arosi ,. The Mamaregho variety reportedly is the bush variety.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Central-Eastern Oceanic
Southeast Solomonic
Malaita-San Cristobal
San Cristobal

Demographics: 4,980 (1999 SIL).

Language Use: All ages. Also use English [eng].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1922.

Nation of Origin: Solomon Islands