Alternate names are Bailala, Haira, Kaipi, Kairu-Kaura, Muro, Muru, Vailala, and West Elema.
Genesis, called Genese, was published by the British and Foreign Bible Society in Australia in 1970.
Ruth, called Rute, was published by the Bible Society in Australia, in 1972.
The alveolar plosive /t/ is about 10 times rarer than it is in the related language Toaripi.
However, since original /k/ still appears in this position (e.g. /heaikapo/ "long"), /t/ and /k/ are distinct phonemes and not allophones.