Dialects: Several dialects. Not closely related to other languages.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 8,000 (1991 SIL).
Language Use: Used as L2 by Hewa [ham].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. NT: 1992.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea