Alternate Names: Koiari
Dialects: Hogeri, Lahada, Omani. Lexical similarity: 60%–65% with Koitabu , (most similar).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,700 (Wurm 2000). 170 monolinguals.
Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Youth shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi] (Wurm 2007). Also use English [eng], Hiri Motu [hmo].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea