Tungag

LCM

developing

Alternate Names: Dang, Lavangai, Lavongai, Toangai, Tungak

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Oceanic

Western Oceanic

Meso Melanesian

New Ireland

Lavongai-Nalik

Demographics: 12,000 (1990 SIL).

Language Use: Church, with Tok Pisin [tpi]. Also use English [eng], Tok Pisin [tpi], Tungag [lcm]. Used as L2 by Tungag [lcm].

Language Development: Primary education in English [eng]. Grammar. NT: 1999.

Typology: SVO.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: Center of Johnson cargo cult. Christian.