Tavara Old Bible Portions
Tavara Mateus
Tawala is an Oceanic language of the Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. It is spoken by 20,000 people who live in hamlets and small villages on the East Cape peninsula, on the shores of Milne Bay, and on areas of the islands of Sideia and Basilaki. There are approximately 40 main centers of the population each speaking the same dialect, although through the process of colonization some centers have gained more prominence than others. The larger group of historically related languages—called Shona languages by linguists—also includes Ndau (Eastern Shona) and Kalanga (Western Shona).
1898 Mark London MS, Auckland; 1903 Matthew BFBS, London Translated by LMS teachers from Samoa.; 1930 Mark (revised) BFBS, London Revised by R. W. Abel, LMS, and Kago, a blind Tavara.
1898 Mark London MS, Auckland; 1903 Matthew BFBS, London Translated by LMS teachers from Samoa.; 1930 Mark (revised) BFBS, London Revised by R. W. Abel, LMS, and Kago, a blind Tavara.
indigenous to Milne Bay Province, Alotau District, Awaiama to East Cape, Milne Bay north and south shores, Sideia and Basilaki islands.
Language Tawala Kehelala [tbo]
Date 1903
Copyright Public Domain