ðə vˌætʃɚɹˈæŋɡə dˈaɪəlɛkt hˈæzbiːn jˈuːzd ɛkstˈɛnsɪvli ɪn mˈɪʃənˌɛɹi ænd lɪtˈɜːdʒɪkəl tɹænslˈeɪʃənz, lˈiːdɪŋ lˈɪŋɡwɪst ˈɑːɹθɚ kˈeɪpəl tə dᵻskɹˈaɪb ɪɾ æz ɐ mˈɪʃən slˈæʃ ᵻklˌiːzɪˈæstɪkəl lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ.
The Vaturanga dialect has been used extensively in missionary and liturgical translations, leading linguist Arthur Capell to describe it as a mission/ecclesiastical language.