Alternate Names: Bainapi, Dibiasu, Pikiwa
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 19% with Turumsa ,, 15% with Doso ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,950 (2000 census).
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains, home, social events, cultural events. All ages. Also use Doso [dol], English [eng], Gogodala [ggw], Hiri Motu [hmo], Kamula [xla], Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Doso [dol], Turumsa [tqm].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 5%–50%. Primary school instruction first 2 years.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.