Doga language

Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Doga language is an Austronesian language spoken by about 200 people along Cape Vogel in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.

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Doga
Native toPapua New Guinea
RegionMilne Bay Province, tip of Cape Vogel
Native speakers
(200 cited 2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3dgg
Glottologdoga1238
ELPDoga
Doga is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
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Vocabulary

poro 'pig'

dara-daragi- 'blood'

babine 'woman'

ubi 'long yam'

bata 'four'

biamo 'how many'

asu 'smoke'

iai 'who?'

-ta 'we (incl.)'

-si 'they'

ae- 'leg'

yamogiri 'mosquito'

tamo-na 'one'[2]

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