| Merig | |
| Settlement Type: | Island |
| Pushpin Map: | Vanuatu |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Vanuatu |
| Coordinates: | -14.3167°N 215°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Vanuatu |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Torba Province |
| Seat Type: | Municipality seat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.5 |
| Area Note: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 12 |
| Population As Of: | 2009 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | VUT |
| Utc Offset: | +11 |
Merig is a small island located 200NaN0 east of Gaua, in the Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu.
The island is about 800m (2,600feet) wide, and has a circumference of 2.20NaN0.
The name Merig pronounced as /mtt/ 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-i laβa "the big boy". The native term in Mwerlap is N̄wërig pronounced as /mrm/, from the same etymon.
The first recorded sighting of Merig Island by Europeans was by the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernández de Quirós on 25 April 1606.[2] It was then named Île Sainte Claire.[3]
As of 2009, Merig was only inhabited by three households, consisting of 12 individuals.[4] Merig was not listed in Vanuatu's 2020 census.[5]
The inhabitants of Merig speak Mwerlap,[6] the language of the neighbouring island Merelava.
