Alternate Names: Ate, Em, Kurupi
Dialects: None known. Related to Bagupi ,, Matepi ,, Mosimo ,, Murupi ,, Rapting ,, Samosa ,, and Silopi ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,650 (2003 SIL).
Language Use: Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Bargam [mlp].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea