Santa Cruz language
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Santa Cruz Natügu Spoken in Solomon Islands Region Santa Cruz Islands, Eastern Solomons. Coordinates 10°40′S 165°50′E / 10.667°S 165.833°E Native speakers 5,900: 4,280 Londai and 1,620 Nea (1999) Language family Language codes ISO 639-3 stc – Macrolanguage
individual codes:
ntu – Natügu
nlz – NalögoThe Santa Cruz language (locally known as Natügu) is the main language spoken on the island of Nendö or 'Santa Cruz', in the Solomon Islands.
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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.[1]
Dialects
Santa Cruz further divides into the following dialects[2]: Ndeni (Deni), Te Motu, Londai, Nea, Nooli, Lvova (Lwowa), Mbanua. Speakers of most dialects understand Lwowa and Mbanua well. The Nea and Nooli dialects are the most divergent.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ See the Ethnologue page for Santa Cruz.
Links
- Buk Ngr Nzangiongr Anglican Book of Worship in the Natqgu Language
Categories:- Languages of the Solomon Islands
- Austronesian language stubs
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