Tanggu language

Ramu language spoken in Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

NativetoPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers
(3,000 cited 1991)[1]
Ramu
  • Ramu proper
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Tanggu
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMadang Province
Native speakers
(3,000 cited 1991)[1]
Ramu
  • Ramu proper
Language codes
ISO 639-3tgu
Glottologtang1355
ELPTangu
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Phonology

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Consonants[2]
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
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  • /m/ can occur syllabically [m̩] word-initially.
  • /ʁ/ is heard as [ɣ] before /i/.
  • /ⁿdʒ/ is pronounced [z~j] in the Wagi dialect.
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Vowels[2]
Front Central Back
High i ɨ u
Mid e o
Low a
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  • /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 [æ] word-finally.

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