| Doga | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, tip of Cape Vogel |
Native speakers | 200 (2000) [1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dgg |
| Glottolog | doga1238 |
| ELP | Doga |
 Doga is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
The Doga language is an Austronesian language spoken by about 200 people along Cape Vogel in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea.
poro 'pig'
dara-daragi- 'blood'
babine 'woman'
ubi 'long yam'
bata 'four'
biamo 'how many'
asu 'smoke'
iai 'who?'
-ta 'we (incl.)'
-si 'they'
ae- 'leg'
yamogiri 'mosquito'
tamo-na 'one' [2]
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