The Nanggu language is one of two Reefs – Santa Cruz languages spoken on Nendö Island

Nendo Island

Nendo is the largest and most important of the Santa Cruz Islands, located in the Temotu province of the Solomon Islands. The island is also known as Santa Cruz, Ndeni, Nitendi or Ndende...

 (the other is called Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz language

The Santa Cruz language is the main language spoken on the island of Nendö or 'Santa Cruz', in the Solomon Islands.-Genetic affiliation:It was widely believed until recently that Santa Cruz was a Papuan language...

).

Names

The language is known by outsiders as Nanggu (naᵑgu), from the name of one of the villages where it is still spoken. The same name is also spelled sometimes Nangu or Nagu.

The local population prefers to name the language Engdewu, after the name of the ancient village where it was initially spoken.

External links

• The Ethnologue page for Nanggu