Dialects: Gairen, Gwareta, Maiwa, Manigara, Oren. Lexical similarity: 41% with Mapena ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,400 (1998 SIL), increasing.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains, except church and education. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng], Hiri Motu [hmo]. Used as L2 by Dima [jma].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Taught in primary schools. Grammar. NT: 2012.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Christian.