Alternate Names: Jas, Manowee, Yas
Dialects: Ajam (Ayam), Misman, Simai (Simay). Reportedly similar to Sempan , north of the rivers, Kamoro , and Citak ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 7,000 (Roesler 1972). Most are monolingual.
Language Use: Also use Indonesian [ind].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Less than 5% in Indonesian [ind]. NT: 1985.
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.