ɪɾ ɪz ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə ðɪ ˈʌðɚ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ʌvðə mˈeɪluːən fˈæmɪli mˈɑː, lˈɔːə, mɔːɹˈɑːwə, nˈɛmɛə, dˈɑːmuː ænd bɔːwˈæki hˌuːz spˈiːkɚz lˈaɪv ɔːɹ lˈɪvd ˈɪnlənd ʌv ðɪs ˈɛɹiə.
It is related to the other languages of the Mailuan family (Ma, Laua, Morawa, Neme'a, Domu and Bauwaki whose speakers live or lived inland of this area).