Alternate Names: Muhian, Muhiang, Southern Arapesh
Dialects: Balif, Filifita (Ilahita), Iwam-Nagalemb, Nagipaem, Supari.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 11,000 (1998 SIL). 6,000 Filifita (1999 SIL).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Filifita 15%–25%; Mufian: 15%–25%. Literacy rate in L2: Filifita 50%–75%; Mufian 50%–75%. NT: 1988–1998.
Typology: SVO; 14 noun classes; noun phrase concordance.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea