| Tiang | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | (790 cited 1972) [1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tbj |
| Glottolog | tian1237 |
The Tiang language, also known as Djaul, is a language spoken in Papua New Guinea. [2]
| Tiang | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | (790 cited 1972) [1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tbj |
| Glottolog | tian1237 |
The Tiang language, also known as Djaul, is a language spoken in Papua New Guinea. [2]
It is spoken on Dyaul Island and in 1972 there were 790 speakers reported by Beaumont. [2] On that island Tigak and Tok Pisin are also spoken. Tigak is predominant on the northern half of the island and Tiang on the southern half. [3] The former may be related closely to Tiang. It is also spoken on some other nearby areas in New Ireland Province. The language has a subject–verb–object structure order. [2] The people that speak this language are swidden agriculturalists. [2] There is very little data available for this language. [4]
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