Tangoa

TGP

developing

Alternate Names: Santo, South Santo

Genealogy:

Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian

Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian

Oceanic

Central-Eastern Oceanic

Remote Oceanic

North and Central Vanuatu

Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands

West Santo

Demographics: 800 (2001 SIL).

Language Use: Vigorous. Code-switching with Bislama [bis] occurs. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Araki [akr].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. NT: 2009.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Vanuatu

Other Comments: Distinct from Tongoa (Namakura , and North Efate ,) languages.