Language

Mandara

Mandara is a language in the Austronesian family spoken in Papua New Guinea.

New Testament

Scripture in Mandara

The New Testament is reported in Mandara.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Mandara is spoken

  • Papua New Guinea

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About Mandara

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
tbf
Glottocode
mand1440
Also known as
Mandara: Wang

Dialects and varieties 9

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Mandara as a whole.

  • KokoNo known Scripture
  • MapuaNo known Scripture
  • MaraiNo known Scripture
  • MatlikNo known Scripture
  • NapakurNo known Scripture
  • SimberiNo known Scripture
  • TabarNo known Scripture
  • TatauNo known Scripture
  • WangNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.