| Koro | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [kʊrʊ] |
| Native to | Vanuatu |
| Region | Gaua |
Native speakers | 250 (2012) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | krf |
| Glottolog | koro1318 |
| ELP | Koro (Vanuatu) |
 Koro is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. | |
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.).
The name Koro, spelled natively as Kōrō [kʊrʊ], is an endonym referring to the village.
Koro has eight phonemic vowels. These include seven monophthongs /i ɪ ɛ a ɔ ʊ u/ and one diphthong /ɛ͡a/.
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Near-close | i ⟨i⟩ | u ⟨u⟩ |
| Close-mid | ɪ ⟨ē⟩ | ʊ ⟨ō⟩ |
| Open-mid | ɛ ⟨e⟩ | ɔ ⟨o⟩ |
| Open | a ⟨a⟩ | |
The diphthong [ɛ͡a] is spelled as ⟨ä⟩.
The system of personal pronouns in Koro contrasts clusivity, and distinguishes four numbers (singular, dual, trial, plural).
Spatial reference in Koro is based on a system of geocentric (absolute) directionals, which is typical of Oceanic languages.
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