Alternate Names: Manus, M’bunai, Moanus, Tito
Dialects: 2 dialects, r speakers on southeast Manus Island, l speakers on outlying islands. Intelligibility between, r and l, dialects 100%.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,850 (1992 SIL).
Language Use: Vigorous. Also use English [eng], Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Baluan-Pam [blq], Lenkau [ler], Lou [loj], Nauna [ncn], Penchal [pek], Tulu-Bohuai [rak].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%.
Typology: SVO.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Part of the trading ring described by Margaret Mead (Mead 1956). Christian, traditional religion.