Alternate Names: Namome
Dialects: Kaibu (Kaipu), Namome (Namumi, Namuni), Some.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,200 (Wurm and Hattori 1981). 750 Fasu, 300 Namuni, 150 Some.
Language Use: Used as L2 by Kasua [khs].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1976–1995.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Some and Namuni may be separate languages (Wurm and Hattori 1981).