Doga
[également appelé Magabara]Classification : Austronesian
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- DATE OF INFO
- 2001
- DOMAINES D'UTILISATION
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- TENDANCES AU NIVEAU DES LOCUTEURS
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- TRANSMISSION
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- MORE ON VITALITY
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54.1% of the Doga population are children & youth, and only 39.5% of them prioritize the language. More than half the Doga population live among host communities who speak other languages, and only 28.5% of them continue to speak Doga.
- ATTITUDE DES LOCUTEURS
- As a migratory people, the Doga are experts at fitting in to host communities, and value assimilation over unique identity.
- AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
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Tok Pisin
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Anuki
- COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
Migration, shifting from fishing to gardening, land insecurity, and exogamous marriages are affecting the vitality of Doga.
- PLACES
- Spoken along the north coast of Cape Vogel Peninsula, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. The Doga people are traditionally nomadic, so the language has been spoken outside this region.