Santa Cruz language

Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz
Natqgu; Natügu;
Native to	Solomon Islands
Region	Santa Cruz Islands, Eastern Solomons.
Native speakers	(5,900 cited 1999)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Temotu ? Reefs – Santa Cruz Santa Cruz; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; ntu – Natügu; nlz – Nalögo; npx – Noipx
Glottolog	natu1250
	Coordinates: 10°40′S 165°50′E / 10.667°S 165.833°E

A Natügu speaker, recorded in the Solomon Islands.

The Santa Cruz language, locally known as Natqgu (new orthography) or Natügu (old orthography), is the main language spoken on the island of Nendö or 'Santa Cruz', in the Solomon Islands.

^ Natügu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Nalögo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Noipx at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[e18-1] Natügu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Nalögo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Noipx at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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Santa Cruz
Natqgu Natügu
Native to	Solomon Islands
Region	Santa Cruz Islands, Eastern Solomons.
Native speakers	(5,900 cited 1999)^[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Temotu ? Reefs – Santa Cruz Santa Cruz
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: `ntu` – Natügu `nlz` – Nalögo `npx` – Noipx
Glottolog	`natu1250`
Coordinates: 10°40′S 165°50′E / 10.667°S 165.833°E / -10.667; 165.833