Alternate Names: Kuat, Panaras
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,400 (2002 SIL).
Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 S. Wurm). Vigorous on west coast. Under pressure from Nalik [nal] and Tok Pisin [tpi]; children tend to prefer Tok Pisin (Wurm 2007). Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 75%–85%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–95%. NT: 2001.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea