Tairoa (Tairora) is a Kainantu language spoken in Papua New Guinea.

Tairoa proper, or North Tairoa, includes dialectsAantantara (Andandara), Arau-Varosia (Arau-Barosia), Arokaara, Saiqora (Sai’ora), Tairora.

South Tairoa,a.k.a. Omwunra-Toqura, has dialectsAatasaara (Atakara), Haaviqinra-Oraura (Habina-Oraura), Omwunra-Toqura (Obura-To’okena), Vaira-Ntosara (Baira), Veqaura (Meauna), Vinaata-Konkompira (Pinata-Konkombira).

• Vincent, Alexander. 1973. Notes on Tairora noun morphology. In: McKaughan (ed.), 530–546.
• Vincent, Lois E. and Anisi Kaave. 2010.Tairora-English Dictionary. Orlando, FL: Wycliffe.
• Gajdusek, D. Carleton. 1980.Territory of Papua New Guinea: Return to New Britain, Kuru Investigations in the Okapa Region, Kukukuku Studies and a Journey through Genatei, Awa, Oweina-Waisara and Pinata-Tairora Villages. December 25, 1963 to April 13, 1964. Bethesda, Maryland: National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke. (contains a word list of South Tairora)

• Paradisec has two collections ofArthur Cappell's materials (AC1,AC2) that include North Tairoa language materials.
• Tairora-English Dictionary
• Tairora word list

• Kainantu–Goroka languages
• Languages of Eastern Highlands Province

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