Merig
Introduction '''Merig''' is a small island located  east of Gaua, in the Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu.The island is about  wide, and has a circumference of .
Name The name ''Merig''  comes from the Mota language. It comes from a Proto-Torres-Banks form *''mʷera riɣi'' "the small boy" via haplology to ''*mʷeriɣi''. It contrasts with Merelava, from *''mʷera lava'' "the big boy". The native term in Mwerlap is ''N̄wërig'' , from the same etymon.
History The first recorded sighting of Merig Island by Europeans was  by the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernández de Quirós on 25 April 1606.It was then named ''Île Sainte Claire''.
Population Merig is only inhabited by one household, consisting of 12 individuals.They speak Mwerlap, the language of the neighbouring island Merelava.
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