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(Redirected from Tangu language) Ramu language spoken in Papua New Guinea
Tanggu
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers(3,000 cited 1991)
Language familyRamu
  • Ramu proper
Language codes
ISO 639-3tgu
Glottologtang1355
ELPTangu

Tanggu (Tangu, Tanggum) is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Dorsal
Plosive p t k
Prenasalized ᵐb ⁿd ⁿdʒ ᵑg
Fricative β s z ʁ
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Approximant r j
  • /m/ can occur syllabically word-initially.
  • /ʁ/ is heard as before /i/.
  • /ⁿdʒ/ is pronounced in the Wagi dialect.
Vowels
Front Central Back
High i ɨ u
Mid e o
Low a
  • /ɨ/ almost always occurs only in unstressed syllables and diphthongs.

Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /ia/, /ɨa/, /ai/, /ui/, /au/, /ua/. /ai/ is realised as word-finally.

References

  1. Tanggu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Lotterman, Johan (1992). Tanggu Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.
Languages of Papua New Guinea
Official languages
Major Indigenous
languages
Other Papuan
languages
Angan
Awin–Pa
Binanderean
Bosavi
Chimbu–Wahgi
New Ireland
Duna–Pogaya
East Kutubuan
East Strickland
Engan
Eleman
Ok–Oksapmin
Teberan
Tirio
Turama–Kikorian
Larger families
Sign languages
Ramu–Lower Sepik languages
Ramu
Ottilien
Misegian
Grass (Porapora)
Mongol–Langam (Koam)
Ataitan (Tangu)
Tamolan
Annaberg (Middle Ramu)
Nor–Pondo

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