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TGO ISO 639-3

Sudest

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639
tgo
Alternate Names
Sud-Est, Tagula, Vanatinai, Vanga
Population
2,450 (2000 census), increasing.
Location:
Milne Bay province: Yama-Yele district, Tagula island, west of Rossel island, end of Calvados chain. 17 villages or hamlets.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Peripheral, Kilivila-Louisiades, Nimoa-Sudest
Dialects
Rambuso (Rewa), Eastern Point, Eastern Sudest (Rambuso, Rehuwo), Central Sudest (Araetha, Pamela), Western Sudest (Dtelha, Griffin Point, Jelewaga). Lexical similarity: 44% with Rifao [nmw] (most similar).
Typology
SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; classifiers; no articles; verb affixes mark person and number; tense and aspect; causatives; 33 consonants and 6 vowels; stress on the penultimate syllable; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession.
Language Use
Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use English [eng]. Also use Misima-Panaeati [mpx]. Also use Rifao [nmw]. Used as L2 by Yélî Dnye [yle].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%–70%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–90% in Misima-Panaeati [mpx], Rifao [nmw], or English [eng]. When possible, used by community schools. Primary schools becoming bilingual. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2014.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sudest
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Most children go to school. Christian.

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Location: Milne Bay province: Yama-Yele district, Tagula island, west of Rossel island, end of Calvados chain. 17 villages or hamlets.