island of Merig

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The island of Merig is a small, remote island in northern Vanuatu, notable as the home of the Mwerlap-speaking community.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Merig 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
administrativeDivision Torba Province NERFINISHED
climate tropical
country Vanuatu NERFINISHED
countrySubdivision province of Torba NERFINISHED
ethnolinguisticSignificance home of Mwerlap language community
geographicalType small volcanic island
hasCulturalRegion Torres Islands cultural area NERFINISHED
hasInhabitant Mwerlap-speaking community
hasNeighbour Hiu Island NERFINISHED
Loh Island NERFINISHED
Tegua Island NERFINISHED
Toga Island NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Mwerlap NERFINISHED
locatedIn Torba Province NERFINISHED
Torres Islands NERFINISHED
northern Vanuatu
locatedInOcean Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
locatedInSea Coral Sea NERFINISHED
partOf Torres Islands archipelago NERFINISHED
populationCharacteristic small population
region Melanesia
relativeLocation north of the main islands of Vanuatu
remoteness remote island
sovereignState Republic of Vanuatu NERFINISHED

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Mwerlap spokenOn island of Merig