Tigak

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
tgc
Alternate Names
Omo
Autonym
Tigak
User Population

10,000 (Jenkins 2005).

Location

New Ireland province: Kavieng district, west Djaul island.

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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

Taught in primary schools in early grades only. Grammar. Bible portions: 1912–2019.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tigak
Writing

Latin script [Latn].