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Doga

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: dgg

Population	200 (2000 S. Wurm). Ethnic population: 330.
Region	Milne Bay Province, Cape Vogel north coast.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 779
Alternate names	Magabara
Dialects	Lexical similarity: 7%–55% with Are [mwc] (most similar).
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Are-Taupota, Are
Language use	Also use English, Anuki [aui], or Dima [jma].
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: most young people.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

LANDWEER, M. Lynn, author. 2006. A Melanesian perspective on mechanisms of language maintenance and shift: case studies from Papua New Guinea.

LANDWEER, M. Lynn, author. 2010. "Land-language link."  

LANDWEER, M. Lynn, author. 2011. "Is English education always detrimental to vernacular languages?."