The varieties are divergent, on the verge of being distinct languages, and have separate literary traditions.
Vocative particles are beginning of addresses in sentence boundary; such as, engarim 'hey, woman', erom 'hey, man', engarohol 'hey, children', and guai 'uncle'.
Conjunctions are links in "phrases, clauses, and sentences"; such as, mete 'and, but, then', ma 'or, and', povoza 'therefore', and ong 'but, then'.
Names label person, place, days, and months; such as, made-ta-ka, 'on Monday', and pode-ta-ka, 'on Thursday'.
The Kunimaipa language has 7 pronouns, including ne, ni, pi, rei, rari, aru, and paru.