Alternate Names: Garea
Dialects: Basima, Gameta, Garea (Galeya), Sebutuia, Urua, Wadalei. Lexical similarity: 61% with Boselewa , (most similar), 80% with Garea and Basima dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,620 (2000 census). 790 monolinguals.
Language Use: All ages. Also use Dobu [dob]. Used as L2 by Gumawana [gvs].
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Less than half of children are in school. Christian, traditional religion.