Santa Cruz language

Santa Cruz
Natügu
Native to Solomon Islands
Region Santa Cruz Islands, Eastern Solomons.
Coordinates 10°40′S 165°50′E / 10.667°S 165.833°E / -10.667; 165.833
Native speakers
5,900 (1999)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 stcinclusive code
Individual codes:
ntu  Natügu
nlz  Nalögo
Glottolog natu1250[2]

The Santa Cruz language (locally known as Natügu) is the main language spoken on the island of Nendö or 'Santa Cruz', in the Solomon Islands.

Genetic affiliation

It was widely believed until recently that Santa Cruz was a Papuan language. Like the rest of the Reefs – Santa Cruz languages, however, it has been shown to be a member of the Austronesian language family.[3]

Dialects

Dialects are Bënwë (Banua), Londai, Malo, Nea, Nooli. Speakers of most dialects understand Lwowa and Mbanua well. The Nea and Nooli dialects are the most divergent, actually a separate language (Nalögo).

References

  1. Santa Cruz at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Natügu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Nalögo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Natugu–Nalogo". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
  3. Næss, Åshild and Brenda H. Boerger (2008). "Reefs – Santa Cruz as Oceanic: Evidence from the Verb Complex". Oceanic Linguistics 47: 185–212. doi:10.1353/ol.0.0000.

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