Alternate Names: Gapa, Manape, Paiwa
Dialects: East Gapa, West Paiwa. Lexical similarity: 73% with Ghayavi , (Boanaki dialect most similar).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,000 (2007 SIL), increasing.
Language Use: All domains except with outsiders, some church services. All ages. Positive attitudes. Very old adults use Wedau [wed]. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Dima [jma], Ghayavi [bmk].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 80%. Literacy rate in L2: 80% in English. Taught in primary schools. Poetry. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2009.
Typology: SOV; CV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: A number of well-educated people.