Engdewu

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A language of Solomon Islands

ISO 639-3
ngr
Alternate Names
Nagu, Nanggu, Nangu
User Population

200 (Vaa 2013).

Location

Temotu province: Santa Cruz island, Mömwawë, Ulou, and Nagu villages.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Temotu, Reefs-Santa Cruz
Typology

SVO; prepositions (3); indefinite article; dual number; semantic class prefixes (7); no adjectives; use of verbal nouns common; many aspects, few tenses; causatives; 14 consonants and 10 vowels; non-tonal; stress mostly on penultimate syllable; inclusive/exclusive pronouns; alienable/inalienable possession.

Language Use

Mixed use: All domains, with Pijin [pis]. Shifting to Pijin [pis]. Also use Äiwoo [nfl] (Vaa 2013). Also use Nalögo [nlz]. Also use Natügu [ntu].

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Engdewu
Writing

Latin script [Latn].