Dorig (Vanuatu)



Dorig 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.

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