Dialects: Amugen, Ziwe.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 10,000 (2011 SIL), increasing. Population increase due to Bakesu Revival Church activity. L2 users: 1,000 (Voegelin 1977). Spoken by 1,000 Nomu , and Sialum , (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977).
Language Use: Home, church, government. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Dedua [ded], Nomu [noh], Sialum [slw].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Used in church education. NT: 1991–2012.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Christian.