Tangoa
A language of Vanuatu
| Population | 800 (2001 SIL). |
| Region | Tangoa Island, off south Santo. 4 villages. |
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Vanuatu, Enlarged Area |
| Alternate names | Santo |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Central-Eastern Oceanic, Remote Oceanic, North and Central Vanuatu, Northeast Vanuatu-Banks Islands, West Santo |
| Language use | Vigorous. Code switching with Bislama [bis] occurs. Used by Araki [akr] as L1 or L2. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 30%–60%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 1892–2001. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Distinct from Tongoa (Namakura [nmk] and North Efate [llp]) languages. |
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