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Turaka language

Turaka is a possibly extinct Papuan language of New Guinea.

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Turaka
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMilne Bay Province
Native speakers
(25 cited 2000)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3trh
Glottologtura1265
ELPTuraka
Turaka is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

Turaka is a possibly extinct Papuan language of New Guinea.2

References

References

  1. Turaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Troolin, David. 1998. Turaka Preallocation Survey Report [Ethnologue code – TRH]. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG.