| Nanggu | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Solomon Islands |
| Region | Nendo Island |
| Coordinates | |
| Native speakers | 210 (1999) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ngr |
The Nanggu language is one of two Reefs – Santa Cruz languages spoken on Nendö Island (the other is called Santa Cruz).
The language is known by outsiders as Nanggu (IPA: [naᵑgu]), from the name of one of the villages where it is still spoken. The same name is also spelled sometimes Nangu or Nagu.[1]
The local population prefers to name the language Engdewu, after the name of the ancient village where it was initially spoken.[2]