Koro language (Vanuatu)
| Koro | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Gaua |
Native speakers | 250 (2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | krf |
| ELP | Koro (Vanuatu) |
Koro is an Oceanic language spoken on Gaua island in Vanuatu. Its 280 speakers live in the village of Koro, on the south coast of Gaua.[2]
Koro is a distinct language from its immediate neighbours, Dorig (300 sp.) and Olrat (4 sp.).[3]
Phonology
Koro has 8 phonemic vowels. These include 7 monophthongs /i ɪ ɛ a ɔ ʊ u/ and one diphthong /ɛ͡a/.[4]
References
- ^ François (2012: 88).
- ^ François (2005:444)
- ^ List of Banks islands languages.
- ^ François (2005:445)
Bibliography
- François, Alexandre (2005), "Unraveling the History of the Vowels of Seventeen Northern Vanuatu Languages", Oceanic Linguistics, 44 (2): 443–504
- François, Alexandre (2012), "The dynamics of linguistic diversity: Egalitarian multilingualism and power imbalance among northern Vanuatu languages", International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 214: 85–110, doi:10.1515/ijsl-2012-0022
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