Nanggu language
Engdewu, also known as Nanggu or Nagu, is one of two Reefs – Santa Cruz languages spoken on Nendö Island (the other is Santa Cruz).
| Engdewu | |
|---|---|
| Nanggu | |
| Native to | Solomon Islands |
| Region | Nendo Island |
Native speakers | 210 (1999)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ngr |
| Glottolog | nang1262 |
| ELP | Nagu[2] |
| Coordinates: 10°44′S 165°53′E | |
Names
The language used to be known by outsiders as Nanggu (IPA: [naᵑɡu]), from the name of one of the villages where it is still spoken. This name is also spelled Nangu or Nagu.
The local population prefers to name the language Engdewu, after the name of the ancient village where it was initially spoken.[3][4] This name has now been adopted by linguists.[1]
Grammar
A description of the language was produced in 2013 by linguist Anders Vaa.[5]
Notes
- Engdewu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Nagu.
- See ISO639-3 renaming proposal.
- See Boerger et al., p. 130.
- See Vaa (2013).
References
- Boerger, Brenda H.; Næss, Åshild; Vaa, Anders; et al. (2012). "Sociological factors in Reefs-Santa Cruz language vitality: a 40 year retrospective" (PDF). International Journal of the Sociology of Language. 2012 (214): 111–152. doi:10.1515/ijsl-2012-0023.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Vaa, Anders (2013). A Grammar of Engdewu. An Oceanic Language of the Solomon Islands (PhD thesis). University of Oslo.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Materials on Nanggu are included in the open access Arthur Capell (AC2) and Stephen Wurm (SAW2) collections held by Paradisec
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