Native speakers 210 (1999) Glottolog nang1262 | Region Nendo Island ISO 639-3 ngr | |
Language family AustronesianMalayo-PolynesianOceanicTemotu ?Reefs – Santa CruzEngdewu | ||
Engdewu (formerly Nanggu, Nagu), is one of two Reefs – Santa Cruz languages spoken on Nendö Island (the other is called Santa Cruz). It was described in 2013 by linguist Anders Vaa.
Names
The language used to be known by outsiders as Nanggu (IPA: [naᵑɡu]), from the name of one of the villages where it is still spoken. This name is also spelled Nangu or Nagu.
The local population prefers to name the language Engdewu, after the name of the ancient village where it was initially spoken. This name has now been adopted by linguists.
References
Nanggu language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA