Alternate Names: Abelam, Abulas
Dialects: Maprik, Wingei, Wosera-Kamu, Wosera-Mamu.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 44,000 (1991 SIL). 27,000 in Wosera, 9,000 in Maprik, 8,000 in Wingei (1991 SIL).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1974–1996.
Typology: OSV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian (Protestant).