Dorig language
Encyclopedia
Dorig is an Oceanic language spoken on Gaua island
in Vanuatu
.
Its 300 speakers live mostly in the village of Dorig
(ⁿdʊˈriɰ), on the south coast of Gaua. Smaller speaker communities can be found in the villages of Qteon (east coast) and Qtevut (west coast).
Dorig's immediate neighbours are Koro
and Mwerlap
.
vowels. These include 7 short monophthong
s /i ɪ ɛ a ɔ ʊ u/ and one long vowel /aː/.
Gaua
Gaua is the largest of the Banks Islands in Torba Province of northern Vanuatu. It covers 342 km².- Physical geography :...
in Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
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Its 300 speakers live mostly in the village of Dorig
Dorig (Vanuatu)
Dorig is a village located on the south coast of Gaua, in the Banks Islands of Vanuatu.Its population counts approximately 250 individuals. Their language is also called Dorig.-Links:*....
(ⁿdʊˈriɰ), on the south coast of Gaua. Smaller speaker communities can be found in the villages of Qteon (east coast) and Qtevut (west coast).
Dorig's immediate neighbours are Koro
Koro language (Vanuatu)
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and Mwerlap
Mwerlap language
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Phonology
Dorig has 8 phonemicPhoneme
In a language or dialect, a phoneme is the smallest segmental unit of sound employed to form meaningful contrasts between utterances....
vowels. These include 7 short monophthong
Monophthong
A monophthong is a pure vowel sound, one whose articulation at both beginning and end is relatively fixed, and which does not glide up or down towards a new position of articulation....
s /i ɪ ɛ a ɔ ʊ u/ and one long vowel /aː/.