Tanggu | |
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Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Region | Madang Province |
Native speakers | (3,000 cited 1991)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tgu |
Glottolog | tang1355 |
ELP | Tangu |
Tanggu (Tangu, Tanggum) is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea.
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Dorsal | |
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Plosive | p | t | k | |
Prenasalized | ᵐb | ⁿd | ⁿdʒ | ᵑg |
Fricative | β | s z | ʁ | |
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ |
Approximant | r | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i | ɨ | u |
Mid | e | o | |
Low | a |
Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /ia/, /ɨa/, /ai/, /ui/, /au/, /ua/. /ai/ is realised as [æ] word-finally.