Koro language (Vanuatu)

Koro
Native to	Vanuatu
Region	Gaua
Native speakers	250 (2012)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Southern Oceanic Vanuatu Northern Vanuatu East Vanuatu Koro
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	`koro1308`

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 (300 sp.) and Olrat (4 sp.).

Koro has 8 phonemic vowels. These include 7 monophthongs /i ɪ ɛ a ɔ ʊ u/ and one diphthong /ɛ͡a/.