Dialects: East Nek, West Nek. Lexical similarity: 65% with Nuk ,, less than 60% with Nakame ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,000 (2011 SIL), increasing.
Language Use: Home, prep schools, church. All ages. Positive attitudes. 50% also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Prep schools in Nek. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1999–2009.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Christian.