Dorig (Vanuatu)

The village of Dorig, south of Gaua island.

Dorig (IPA: [ⁿdʊˈriɣ]) 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.^[1]

Name

The name Dorig, spelled Dōrig, is derived from the name of the village where it is spoken. The term is related to Dōlav (the Dorig name of a village that is called in Lakon as Jōlap [t͡ʃʊˈlap]), with the -rig and -lav parts meaning "small" and "big" respectively. The element dō is probably related to Mota nua "cliff"; hence one possible Proto-Torres-Banks form is *ⁿduariɣi "small cliff".

External links

Satellite photo of Dorig.

Notes

^ List of Banks islands languages, showing the range of Dorig language.

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[1] List of Banks islands languages, showing the range of Dorig language.

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