Alternate Names: Maiadom
Dialects: Lexical similarity: 62% with Iamalele ,, 35% with Boselewa ,, 32% with Gameta dialect of Galeya ,, 20% with Dobu ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 900 (2000 SIL), increasing.
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Gumawana [gvs].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%–30%. Taught in primary schools. 3 preparatory schools started. Poetry. Bible portions: 2009.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea