| Tanggu | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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