Alternate Names: Wawoi
Dialects: None known. Pare , is most similar (Reesink 1976).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 800 (1998 SIL).
Language Use: Also use Doso [dol], Gogodala [ggw]. Used as L2 by Aimele [ail], Dibiyaso [dby], Doso [dol], Odoodee [kkc], Turumsa [tqm].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Literacy increasing. 2 vernacular primary schools. NT: 2004.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea