Alternate Names: Kailikaili, Kaire, Korafe, Korafi, Korape, Kwarafe
Dialects: Korafe, Yegha (Mokorua, Yega). Yegha dialect is distinct from Yega dialect of Ewage-Notu ,. Gaina , may also be a dialect. Lexical similarity: 43% with Baruga ,, 61% with Ewage dialect of Ewage Notu , (2007 SIL).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,630 (2003 SIL). A very few old women are monolingual.
Language Use: All domains except sports. All ages. Positive attitudes. Those over 50 also use Hiri Motu [hmo]. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Teenagers increasingly use Tok Pisin between themselves (2007 SIL). Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Baruga [bjz], Maisin [mbq].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1984–2003.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea