Lungalunga

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
vmg
Alternate Names
Minigir, Tavue, Vinitiri
Population

600 (2000). Ethnic population: 1,500.

Location

East New Britain Province, Gazelle peninsula, Ataliklikun bay, Lungalunga and Vunamarita villages.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Mono-Uruava
Language Use

Not endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Most domains. All ages.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lungalunga
Writing
Latin script, used since 2002.
Other Comments

Although the language name, Lungalunga, was derived from Tok Pisin [tpi] ‘longlong’ meaning ‘crazy’, there is unanimous agreement within the community that this is the widely recognized language name, even though they prefer the name Tavue, meaning ‘brother’.