Alternate Names: Magabara
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 47%–55% with Are , (most similar).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 200 (Wurm 2000). Ethnic population: 330.
Language Use: Endangered (2000 D. Tryon, and 2000 S. Wurm). Potentially endangered (2000 R. Cooper). Also use Anuki [aui], Dima [jma], English [eng]. Used as L2 by Dima [jma].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: most young people.
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea