Tungag

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
lcm
Alternate Names
Dang, Lavangai, Lavongai, Toangai, Tungak
Autonym
Tungag
User Population

16,000 (Fast 2015).

Location

New Ireland province: Lamet district, New Hanover, Tingwon, and Umbukul islands.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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.