The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: RAI
ISO 639-2: map
| Population | 10,000 (1997 local govt. estimate). |
| Region | East New Britain Province, Kokopo District, Duke of York Islands. |
| Alternate names | DUKE OF YORK, MALU, RAMUAINA |
| Dialects | MAKADA, MOLOT (MAIN ISLAND), AALAWA (AALAWAA, ALAWA, MIOKO, ULU, SOUTH ISLANDS). |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Patpatar-Tolai. |
| Comments | SVO. Literacy rate in first language: 50% to 75%. Literacy rate in second language: 75% to 100%. Tropical forest. Coastal, coral islands. Fishermen, swidden agriculturalists. 0 to 40 meters. Bible portions 1882-1992. |
