Alternate Names: Gvede, Gweda, Gwede, Gwedena, Umanikaina
Dialects: East Umanakaina, Upper Ugu River. At least 2 dialects. Lexical similarity: 23% with Ginuman , (most similar).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,400 (1987 SIL).
Language Use: Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1999.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea