Alternate Names: Baegwa, Bagwa Zimakani, Dea
Dialects: Bagwa (Begua, Mbegu), Dea, Zimakani.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,500 (1990 UBS).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1989.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea