Oral history in Dughore recounts that the northwest, northeast and southeast of Kolombangara had their own languages, which became extinct when the people of those areas were annihilated in warfare that probably occurred in the early 19th century.
Oral history in Dughore narrates that the northwest, northeast, and southeast of Kolombangara had their own languages, which vanished when the people there were destroyed by warfare likely occurring in the early 19th century.