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Tanggu (Tangu, Tanggum) is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea.

Phonology

• /m/ can occur syllabically word-initially.
• /ʁ/ is heard as before /i/.
• /ⁿdʒ/ is pronounced in the Wagi dialect.

• /ɨ/ almost always occurs only in unstressed syllables and diphthongs.

Additionally, the following diphthongs have been observed: /ia/, /ɨa/, /ai/, /ui/, /au/, /ua/. /ai/ is realised as word-finally.

References

1. Tanggu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. ^ Lotterman, Johan (1992). Tanggu Organised Phonology Data. SIL International.

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