"Setaman is the primary language used in the home and for traditional activities and local legal proceedings. Tok Pisin is used alongside Setaman in prayer at home, joking and sports. Tok Pisin is used primarily in town and in interactions with outsiders who don’t understand the vernacular."

"Setaman is the primary language used by people of all ages in most interactions within the Setaman language area. This vigorous use of the Setaman language is an indicator of high language vitality. Reported and observed language use data show that both children and adults use primarily Setaman in all of their interactions with each other. Setaman is the primary language used in all domains, except for domains involving outsiders, in which Tok Pisin is used. Apart from reading the liturgy or Scripture, which are not available in the Setaman language, Setaman is the primary language used in church services throughout the Setaman language area. Since there are no schools in the Setaman area, children who attend school go outside of the language area and are taught in Faiwol, Tok Pisin or English. Many Setaman adults are passively bilingual in two or more neighboring languages, but as their bilingualism is passive only, this does not seem to have an affect on their use of their own vernacular. Very little code switching was observed in the Setaman language area, which also indicates positive vitality for the Setaman language."