Alternate Names: Melamela, Ubili
Dialects: Lolobao.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,000 (1995 SIL). 100 monolinguals.
Language Use: Moderately vigorous. Some from neighboring groups use it. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng], Kol [kol], Mengen [mee].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Vernacular school discontinued 2003.
Typology: SVO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Christian.