Alternate Names: Ebadidi, Fagululu, Morima, Salakahadi
Dialects: Ai’alu, Tola’ai, Tosila’ai. Tola’ai most prominent; Ai’alu mainly spoken in Fagululu; Tosila’ai is from remote mountains and is shifting to Tola’ai. Lexical similarity: 56% with Dobu ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 4,010 (2000 census), increasing.
Language Use: All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. 20% also use Dobu [dob]. Mainly men, including church and community leaders, traders, and travelers.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Adults 30%; children 7–12 yrs. 80%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%. Taught in primary schools, attended by almost 90% of children. Poetry. New media. NT: 2010.
Typology: SOV (shifts to OSV or SVO depending on focus); mostly postpositions.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Molima refers to the south coast, but sometimes to the whole area; Ebadidi, Salakahadi, Ni’ubuo and Fagululu refer to local areas. Traditional religion, Christian.