Toura

DON

developing

Alternate Names: Doura

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 57% with Lala ,, 54% with Motu ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
Papuan Tip
Peripheral
Central Papuan
West Central Papuan
Nuclear

Demographics: 1,800 (2007 SIL).

Language Use: All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Abadi [kbt], English [eng], Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development: Used in primary schools the first 3 years.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea