Its population is approximately 250. Their language is also called Dorig.[1]
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 dō is probably related to Motanua "cliff"; hence one possible Proto-Torres-Banks form is *ⁿduariɣi "small cliff".
