Dialects: Megiar, Serang.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 40000
Language Use: All ages. Children also speak Tok Pisin [tpi] from a young age, often mastered before Takia. All except older women also use Tok Pisin. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Bargam [mlp].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. People usually write in Tok Pisin [tpi] or English [eng]. Taught in primary schools. NT: 1999.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea