Alternate Names: Gawanga, Kawanga
Dialects: Apos, Bongos (Bongomaise, Bongomamsi, Nambi), Tau (Kubiwat), Wasambu, Yubanakor (Daina). 2 main dialects, 5 subdialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 10,000 (2001 SIL).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1991.
Typology: OSV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea