Doga

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Magabara

Population

200 (Wurm 2000). Ethnic population: 330.

Location

Milne Bay Province, Cape Vogel north coast.

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 47%–55% with Are [mwc] (most similar).

Language Use

Endangered (2000 D. Tryon, and 2000 S. Wurm). Potentially endangered (2000 R. Cooper). Also use English [eng], Anuki [aui], or Dima [jma].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: most young people.

Language Resources