Alternate Names: Nagovisi, Sibbe, Sibe-Nagovisi
Dialects: Laagasi’, Teleipi, Tobe’laaki’, To’mau, Welipe’.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 6,000 (2011 SIL), increasing. 100 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 15,000. L2 users: Outsiders who intermarry with Sibe speakers.
Language Use: All ages.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: more than 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Literacy stopped, but revival plans exist. Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. Bible portions: 1984.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Moderate acculturation. Christian.