The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It has been superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005).
SIL code: BWD
ISO 639-2: map
| Population | 6,000 (1994 SIL). |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, southeast tip of Goodenough Island and west Fergusson Island, Bolubolu District. |
| Alternate names | BWAIDOGA |
| Dialects | MATAITAI, WAGIFA, KILIA, LAUWELA, BWAIDOGA. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D'Entrecasteaux, Bwaidoga. |
| Comments | 72% lexical similarity with Iduna (closest). 50% monolingual. Others use Dobu as second language. Bwaidoka speakers consider Iduna to be a less important language. Half of the children are in school. Trade language. Literacy rate in first language: 75% to 100%. Literacy rate in second language: 50% to 75%. Bible portions 1934-1994. |
