Longgu

A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639: lgu
Alternate Names: Kaoka, Logu
Population: 1,500 (Hill 2002).
Location:: Guadalcanal: east coast, Bambasu, Longgu, Nangali, and Totongo villages.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Southeast Solomonic, Malaita-San Cristobal, Malaita, Longgu
Dialects: None known. Brought over long ago by settlers from Malaita; probably not intelligible with other Malaita languages.
Typology: SVO; prepositions; noun head initial, except determiner and numeral/quantifier; dual and paucal numbers; 2 articles (common and pronominal); 20 consonants and 5 vowels; stress on penultimate syllable; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession.
Language Use: Used by all.
Language Development: Dictionary.

Location: Guadalcanal: east coast, Bambasu, Longgu, Nangali, and Totongo villages.