Alternate Names: Sud-Est, Tagula, Vanatina, Vanga
Dialects: Central Sudest (Araetha, Pamela), Eastern Point, Eastern Sudest (Rambuso, Rehuwo), Rambuso (Rewa), Western Sudest (Dtelha, Griffin Point, Jelewaga). Lexical similarity: 44% with Nimoa , (most similar).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,000 (1987 SIL), increasing. 400 monolinguals.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. 70% also use English [eng]. Also use Misima-Panaeati [mpx], Nimoa [nmw].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 50%–70%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–90% (Misima [mpx], Nimoa [nmw], or English [eng]). When possible, used by community schools. Primary schools becoming bilingual. Poetry. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 2009.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Most children go to school. Christian.