Alternate Names: Central Raga
Dialects: Asuk (Asa, Asu), Suru Kavian, Suru Mwerani, Suru Rabwanga (Suru Bo), Wolwolan (Volvoluana).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 7,800 (Lynch and Crowley 2001).
Language Development: Bible portions: 1977.
Nation of Origin: Vanuatu
Other Comments: Suru Kavian dialect is referred to in some sources as a dialect of Namaram, though no longer the major dialect spoken there; Bwatnapni village dialect is a mixture of Suru Mwerani and Suru Rabwanga; Asuk and Wolwolan dialects are extinct or poorly known.