Language

Tawala

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

New Testament

Scripture in Tawala

The New Testament is reported in Tawala.

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 Tawala is spoken

  • Papua New Guinea

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About Tawala

Language family
Austronesian
ISO 639-3 code
tbo
Glottocode
tawa1275
Also known as
Tawala: Bohilai

Dialects and varieties 11

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

  • AwayamaNo known Scripture
  • BohilaiNo known Scripture
  • DiwinaiNo known Scripture
  • Ealeba & Waga Waga: Milne BayNo known Scripture
  • HuhunaNo known Scripture
  • KehelalaNo known Scripture
  • LabeNo known Scripture
  • LelehudiNo known Scripture
  • SideyaNo known Scripture
  • Tawala GroupNo known Scripture
  • YalebaNo 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.