Tungag language
E1024259
The Tungag language is an Austronesian language spoken by the indigenous population of Lavongai (New Hanover) Island in Papua New Guinea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tungag language canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Nalik language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Notsi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigak language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
marker of Lavongai identity
ⓘ
medium of traditional stories and songs ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| geographicIsolation | island language ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lavongai language
ⓘ
New Hanover language ⓘ Tungak language ⓘ |
| hasDialects | multiple local village varieties ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
fishing terminology
ⓘ
kinship terminology ⓘ traditional navigation terminology ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature | use of prefixes and suffixes on verbs ⓘ |
| hasOrthographicStandard | community-based spelling conventions ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrast between short and long vowels
ⓘ
simple consonant inventory typical of Oceanic languages ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature | prepositions rather than postpositions ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | lcm ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| lexifierInfluence |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New Ireland Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
indigenous population of Lavongai Island
ⓘ
several thousand speakers ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Lavongai Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Hanover Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily |
Malayo-Polynesian languages
ⓘ
Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Oceanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature | predominantly SVO word order ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
English in education
ⓘ
Tok Pisin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
local church activities ⓘ traditional oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.