Alternate Names: Diubea, Dubea, Dumbea, Naa Drubea, Naa Dubea, Ndumbea, Nraa Drubea
Dialects: None known. Slight differences between west and east coast.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,000 (1996 census), decreasing. Over a third live outside the traditional area, mostly in greater Nouméa.
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Typology: Tonal.
Nation of Origin: New Caledonia
Other Comments: Christian.