Koro (Gaua) language

E603819

The Koro (Gaua) language is an Oceanic language spoken on Gaua Island in Vanuatu, known for its highly conservative phonology and close relation to other North Vanuatu languages.

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Label Occurrences
Koro (Gaua) language canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Oceanic language
language
belongsTo Melanesian languages NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo other North Vanuatu languages
country Vanuatu NERFINISHED
endangeredStatus vulnerable
glottologCode koro1293
glottologName Koro (Vanuatu) NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Gaua Koro NERFINISHED
Koro (Vanuatu)
Koro of Gaua NERFINISHED
hasDomain indigenous language of Vanuatu
hasLinguisticTypology SVO basic word order
hasMorphologyType analytic
hasNeighbouringLanguage Lakona language
Nume language NERFINISHED
Olrat language NERFINISHED
hasPhonemeInventory moderate consonant inventory
small vowel inventory
hasPhonologicalFeature highly conservative phonology
hasPhonologicalProperty retention of conservative segmental contrasts
hasResearchField Oceanic linguistics NERFINISHED
hasStatus minority language in Vanuatu
hasStressPattern predictable stress placement
hasSyllableStructure predominantly open syllables
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
isDistinctFrom Koro language (Papua New Guinea) NERFINISHED
Koro language (Tibeto-Burman, India) NERFINISHED
iso639-3Code krf
isPartOf North Vanuatu languages NERFINISHED
languageFamily Austronesian languages
surface form: Austronesian

Malayo-Polynesian
North Vanuatu NERFINISHED
Oceanic
Southern Oceanic NERFINISHED
region Torba Province NERFINISHED
spokenBy Koro-speaking community on Gaua
spokenIn Gaua Island NERFINISHED
Vanuatu NERFINISHED
subclassOf North Vanuatu language
usedAs vernacular language on Gaua Island

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Lakon neighboringLanguage Koro (Gaua) language