Tigak | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: tgc
Alternate Names: Omo
Autonym: Tigak
Population: 10,000 (Jenkins 2005).
Location:: New Ireland province: Kavieng district, west Djaul island.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, Lavongai-Nalik
Dialects: Island Tigak, West Tigak, Central Tigak, South Tigak.
Typology: SVO.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Jenkins 2005). Some also use Kuanua [ksd], especially older adults (Jenkins 2005). Also use English [eng] (Jenkins 2005). Also use Kara [leu] (Jenkins 2005).
Language Development: Grammar. Bible portions: 1912–2019.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tigak
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: New Ireland province: Kavieng district, west Djaul island.