Santa Cruz language
The Santa Cruz language (locally known as Natügu) is the main language spoken on the island of Nendö or 'Santa Cruz', in the Solomon Islands.
Santa Cruz | |
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Natügu | |
Native to | Solomon Islands |
Region | Santa Cruz Islands, Eastern Solomons. |
Native speakers | 5,900 (1999)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:ntu – Natügunlz – Nalögonpx – Noipx |
Glottolog | natu1250 [2] |
Coordinates: 10°40′S 165°50′E |
Genetic affiliation
It was widely believed until recently that Santa Cruz was a Papuan language. Like the rest of the Reefs – Santa Cruz languages, however, it has been shown to be a member of the Austronesian language family.[3]
Dialects
Dialects are Bënwë (Banua), Londai, Malo, Nea, Nooli. Speakers of most dialects understand Lwowa and Mbanua well. The Nea and Nooli dialects are the most divergent, actually a separate language (Nalögo).
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gollark: Since I might dispose of all those who did earlier.
gollark: But since there's a nonzero probability I will become supreme world dictator, you shouldn't insult me.
gollark: I would accept a democracy where I have the vote.
gollark: Democracy is bad because it sometimes results in outcomes I disagree with.
References
- Natügu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Nalögo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Noipx at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Natugu–Nalogo". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Næss, Åshild and Brenda H. Boerger (2008). "Reefs – Santa Cruz as Oceanic: Evidence from the Verb Complex". Oceanic Linguistics. 47: 185–212. doi:10.1353/ol.0.0000.
External links
- Buk Ngr Nzangiongr Anglican Book of Worship in the Natqgu Language
- Paradisec has a number of collections with Natügu materials
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