Sudest

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
tgo
Alternate Names
Sud-Est, Tagula, Vanatina, Vanga
Population

2,000 (1987 SIL), increasing. Under 20% monolingual.

Location

Milne Bay Province, Yama-Yele district, Tagula island, west of Rossel island, end of Calvados chain. 17 villages or hamlets.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Peripheral, Kilivila-Louisiades, Nimoa-Sudest
Dialects

Central Sudest (Araetha, Pamela), Eastern Point, Eastern Sudest (Rambuso, Rehuwo), Rambuso (Rewa), Western Sudest (Dtelha, Griffin Point, Jelewaga). Lexical similarity: 44% with Nimoa [nmw] (most similar).

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Many also use English [eng]; some also use Misima-Panaeati [mpx] or Nimoa [nmw].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%–70%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–90% (Misima [mpx], Nimoa [nmw], or English [eng]). When possible, used by community schools. Primary schools becoming bilingual. Poetry. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 2009.
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Most children go to school. Christian.