The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: NAS
ISO 639-2: paa
| Population | 10,000 (1990 SIL). |
| Region | North Solomons Province, Kieta District, central mountains and southeast coast. |
| Alternate names | NASIOI, KIETA, KIETA TALK, AUNGE |
| Dialects | NAASIOI, KONGARA, ORAMI (GUAVA), PAKIA-SIDERONSI. |
| Classification | East Papuan, Bougainville, East, Nasioi. |
| Comments | SOV. Literacy rate in first language: 50% to 75%. Literacy rate in second language: 50% to 75%. Tropical forest. Mountain slope, coastal. Swidden agriculturalists: cash crops. 0 to 1,000 meters. Christian, traditional religion. NT 1994. |
