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Oceanic language spoken in Papua New Guinea
For the African animal known as a Tiang, see Korrigum.
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 half.[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 at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d 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
External links
- Map of where Tiang is spoken in Papua New Guinea
- Paradisec has a collection of Malcolm Ross's (MR1) that includes Tiang language materials.
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