Tiang language
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For the African animal known as a Tiang, see Korrigum.
| Tiang | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | unknown (790 cited 1972)[1] |
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Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tbj |
The Tiang language also known as Djaul is a language spoken in Papua New Guinea.[2]
Overview
It is spoken on Dyaul Island and in 1972 there were 790 speakers reported by Beaumont.[2] On that island Tigak and Tok Pisin are also spoken. Tigak is predominant on the northern half of the island and Tiang on the southern hald.[3] The former may be related closely to Tiang. It is also spoken on some other nearby areas in New Ireland Province. The language has a subject-verb-object structure order.[2] The people that speak this language are swidden agriculturalists.[2] There is very little data available for this language.[4]
References
- ↑ Tiang reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Tiang, Ethnologue, 2012, access date 05-01-2012
- ↑ Languages of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea map 2, reference number 34, 2012, access date 05-01-2012
- ↑ The Nalik language of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Craig Alan Volker, 1998, Peter Lang Press/University of Virginia, ISBN 0-8204-3673-9, ISBN 978-0-8204-3673-9
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