Alternate Names: Blanche Bay, Gunantuna, New Britain Language, Tinata Tuna, Tolai, Tuna
Dialects: Kabakada, Kininanggunan, Kokopo, Livuan, Masawa, Matupit, Nodup, Rakunei, Raluana, Rapitok, Rebar, Vanumami, Vunadidir, Watom.
Status Notes: Used as a church language widely in New Ireland and East New Britain provinces within the United Church. It is not used beyond the church domain in most of the language groups that use it for church.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 61,000 (1991 SIL). L2 users: 20,000 (1985 UBS).
Language Use: Used as L2 by Ramoaaina [rai], Simbali [smg], Taulil [tuh], Unserdeutsch [uln].
Language Development: Bible: 1983.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Ethnonym: Tolai.