Koro language (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.
Koro is a distinct language from its immediate neighbours, Dorig and Olrat.

Name

The name Koro, spelled natively as Kōrō, is an endonym referring to the village.

Phonology

Koro has eight phonemic vowels. These include seven monophthongs and one diphthong.
The diphthong is spelled as.

Grammar

The system of personal pronouns in Koro contrasts clusivity, and distinguishes four numbers.
Spatial reference in Koro is based on a system of geocentric directionals, which is typical of Oceanic languages.