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Dorig (Vanuatu)

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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]

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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 is probably related to Mota nua "cliff"; hence one possible Proto-Torres-Banks form is *ⁿduariɣi "small cliff".

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