It is one of 6 dialects which are often collectively referred to as Umpila, and, though classified as moribund, it is still spoken by elders, along with Kuuku Ya'u/Koko Yao and Kaantju, and efforts are being made to revitalize it.
'[6] It stretches over some 300 square miles (780 km2) around Cape Sidmouth north to Night Island, and to the Chester River.
[6] Their society had two exogamous patrimoieties, kaapay (karrpiya/ karpeya) and kuyan (koiyan), two terms which are also used to classify flora and fauna.
[6] The descendants of the Umpila people had their rights to native title recognised by a Federal Court decision in 2008.
They were recognised as custodians of 1,200 square kilometres (460 sq mi) and as freehold owners of half of this land.