Alternate Names: Kiriwina
Dialects: Kitava, Sinaketa, Vakuta. Lexical similarity: 68% with Muyuw ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 20,000 (2000 D. Tryon). 12,000 monolinguals.
Language Use: Also use Dobu [dob]. Used as L2 by Gumawana [gvs], Muyuw [myw].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2011.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Many schools. Christian, traditional religion.