Alternate Names: Central Buang, Mapos
Dialects: Buweyeu, Chimbuluk, Mambump, Mapos, Papakene, Wagau, Wins. Lexical similarity: 61% between Mambump dialect and Mangga Buang ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 10,500 (2000). 3,150 monolinguals.
Language Use: Vigorous. Urban residents likely to use Tok Pisin [tpi] with children. All domains. Some oral and written use in village schools, community development, church. Personal letters. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. NT: 1978–2003.
Typology: SVO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.