Alternate Names: Kaokao, Wataluma
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 51% with Iduna , (most similar).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 360 (2001). 40 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 510.
Language Use: Potentially endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Most domains. All ages. Also use Bwaidoka [bwd], Hiri Motu [hmo], Iduna [viv].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: High. Highly literate in English.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Glossonym: Kaokao, by others on Goodenough Island; Wataluma, in adjacent mission station name.