LCM ISO 639-3
Tungag
Tungag Autonym
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- lcm
- Alternate Names
- Dang, Lavangai, Lavongai, Toangai, Tungak
- Autonym
- Tungag
- Population
- 16,000 (Fast 2015).
- Location:
- New Ireland province: Lamet district, New Hanover, Tingwon, and Umbukul islands.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, Lavongai-Nalik
- Typology
- SVO.
- Language Use
- Community. Mixed use: church, with Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used by all. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Roberts 2019). Also use English [eng].
- Language Development
- Primary education in English [eng]. NT: 1999.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Tungag
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Center of Johnson cargo cult. Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: New Ireland province: Lamet district, New Hanover, Tingwon, and Umbukul islands.
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