Nanggu language
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| Nanggu | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Solomon Islands |
| Region | Nendo Island |
| Coordinates | 10°44′S 165°53′E / 10.733°S 165.883°E |
| Native speakers | 210 (1999) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ngr |
The Nanggu language is one of two Reefs – Santa Cruz languages spoken on Nendö Island (the other is called Santa Cruz).
[edit] Names
The language is known by outsiders as Nanggu (IPA: [naᵑɡu]), from the name of one of the villages where it is still spoken. The same name is also spelled sometimes Nangu or Nagu.[1]
The local population prefers to name the language Engdewu, after the name of the ancient village where it was initially spoken.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Nanggu language at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009).
- ^ See ISO639-3 renaming proposal.
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