Mandara language
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 3,000 people are literate in this form of Mandara, and a Bible has been published in it as well.
Phonology
The Simberi-Northern Tatau dialect has 14 phonemic consonants and 7 phonemic vowels. The language has four syllable patterns: V, CV, VC and CVC.Consonants
- /p/, /t/ and /k/ are non-aspirated.