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Lemerig is an
Oceanic language spoken on
Vanua Lava, in Vanuatu.
Lemerig is no
longer actively spoken. The 2
remaining speakers live on the
northern coast...
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reflect a Proto-North-Central
Vanuatu etymon *loᵑgo; Hiw tegōv [təˈɣoβ],
Lemerig 'ëgëv [ʔœˈɣœβ] and
Mwotlap na-tgop [natˈɣɔp]
reflect Proto-Torres-Banks...
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occasionally used.
Other cognates include Vurës and
Mwesen Vetrat [βɛtˈrat], and
Lemerig Vera' [βɛˈraʔ].
These names ultimately reflect a
protoform *βaturata in...
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Banks Islands: Lehali–Löyöp (“Ureparapara”), Mwotlap–Volow (“Mwotlav”),
Lemerig–Vera’a (“Vera'a”), Vurës–Mwesen (“Vurës”), Mota, Nume, Dorig–Koro–Olrat...
- and Mwesen,
Vunulava [funulafa] in Vera'a, and Vunulāv [βunuˈlɒ̝ɸ] in
Lemerig. In the
immigrant language Mwotlap, it is
referred to as Apnōlap [apnʊˈlap]...
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genealogical closeness):
Mwotlap –
Volow Hiw – Lo-Toga Vurës –
Mwesen Lemerig – Vera'a Koro –
Olrat –
Lakon Dorig – Koro –
Olrat –
Lakon Olrat – Lakon...
- Torres–Banks
Dorig Hiw Koro
Lakon Lehali Lemerig Lo-Toga Löyöp Mota
Mwerlap Mwesen Mwotlap Nume
Olrat Vera’a
Volow Vurës Maewo–Ambae–
North Pentecost...
- Torres–Banks
Dorig Hiw Koro
Lakon Lehali Lemerig Lo-Toga Löyöp Mota
Mwerlap Mwesen Mwotlap Nume
Olrat Vera’a
Volow Vurës Maewo–Ambae–
North Pentecost...
- Torres–Banks Hiw Lo-Toga
Lehali Löyöp
Mwotlap Volow Lemerig Vera’a Vurës
Mwesen Mota Nume
Dorig Koro
Olrat Lakon Mwerlap Maewo–Ambae–
North Pentecost...
- Torres–Banks
Dorig Hiw Koro
Lakon Lehali Lemerig Lo-Toga Löyöp Mota
Mwerlap Mwesen Mwotlap Nume
Olrat Vera’a
Volow Vurës Maewo–Ambae–
North Pentecost...
