Alternate Names: Banara, Miani South, Tani, Wagimuda
Dialects: None known. Different from Mala , (Banara).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,040 (2003 SIL).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 1982–1988.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea