Simeku

SMZ

vigorous

Dialects: Koopei (Kopei, Korpei), Mainoki (Mainoke). Not functionally intelligible with Naasioi ,.

Genealogy:

South Bougainville
Nasioi

Demographics: 3,000 (2007 SIL). 2,000 Koopei and 1,000 Mainoki.

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea

Other Comments: People culturally conservative.