Dorig () is a village located on the south coast of

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, in the

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. Its population counts approximately 250 individuals. Their language is also called Dorig.List of Banks islands languages, showing the range of Dorig language

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'' ), with the ''-rig'' and ''-lav'' parts meaning "small" and "big" respectively. The element ''dō'' is probably related to

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''nua'' "cliff"; hence one possible Proto-Torres-Banks form is ''*ⁿduariɣi'' "small cliff".

External links

Satellite photo of Dorig

Notes

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