Koro language (Vanuatu)
Encyclopedia
Koro is an Oceanic language spoken on Gaua island
in Vanuatu
. Its 280 speakers live in the village of Koro, on the south coast of Gaua.
Koro is a distinct language from its immediate neighbours, Dorig
(300 sp.) and Olrat (4 sp.).
vowels. These include 7 monophthong
s /i ɪ ɛ a ɔ ʊ u/ and one diphthong
/ɛ͡a/.
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...
. Its 280 speakers live in the village of Koro, on the south coast of Gaua.
Koro is a distinct language from its immediate neighbours, Dorig
Dorig language
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(300 sp.) and Olrat (4 sp.).
Phonology
Koro 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 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 diphthong
Diphthong
A diphthong , also known as a gliding vowel, refers to two adjacent vowel sounds occurring within the same syllable. Technically, a diphthong is a vowel with two different targets: That is, the tongue moves during the pronunciation of the vowel...
/ɛ͡a/.