Dialects: Reportedly similar to Hote , and Misim, a dialect of Hote.
Genealogy:
Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Oceanic
Western Oceanic
North New Guinea
Huon Gulf
South
Hote-Buang
Hote
Demographics: 1,580 (2000 census).
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea