Dorig language

Dorig
Dorig
Dōrig
Pronunciation	[ⁿdʊˈriɣ]
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Gaua
Native speakers	300 (2012)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic North-Central Vanuatu North Vanuatu Torres-Banks Dorig; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	wwo
Glottolog	weta1242
ELP	Dorig
	Dorig is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Dorig (formerly called Wetamut) is a threatened Oceanic language spoken on Gaua island in Vanuatu.

The language’s 300 speakers live mostly in the village of Dorig (IPA: [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.

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