Turaka is a possibly extinct
Papuan language
The Papuan languages are the non- Austronesian and non-Australian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands, by around 4 million people. It is a strictly geogra ...
of
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
.
[Troolin, David. 1998. ''Turaka Preallocation Survey Report thnologue code – TRH'. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG.]
References
Languages of Milne Bay Province
Endangered Papuan languages
Endangered languages of Oceania
Critically endangered languages
Dagan languages
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