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Adzera

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: adz

Population	28,900 (2000 census).
Region	Morobe Province, Markham District, upper Markham Valley.
Language maps	Papua New Guinea, Map 10, reference number 484 Papua New Guinea, Map 11, reference number 484
Alternate names	Acira, Atzera, Atsera, Azera
Dialects	Related to Sukurum [zsu], Sarasira [zsa], Wampur [waz], and Mari [hob] (all Upper Markham subfamily).
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Huon Gulf, Markham, Upper
Language use	Home, village, church. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 50%. Literacy rate in L2: 62%. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1976.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CATES, Ann R., author. 1972. "Indigenous writers in the making."

CATES, Ann R., author. 1974. "The Atzera literacy programme: An experimental campaign in Papua New Guinea."

HOWARD, David Edward, author. 2002. Continuity and given-new status of discourse referents in Adzera oral narrative.  

HOWARD, David Edward, author. Available: 2010; Created: 2003. Adzera Organised Phonology Data: Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.  

PRICE, Dorothy; ROKE, Ann, authors. 1970. A summary of the Atzera literacy programme.

Vernacular Publications

Agi tafaŋ gaŋʔ naŋ gan fisa gin. 1973.

Aŋaʔ naŋ gan. 1973.

Apo dzufan fain miŋʔa Atzera. 1972.

Apo mara-maran imiŋʔ Afrika. 1970.

Apo naŋ gan. 1969.

Atzera naŋ gan. 1968.

Bidzian jo moni da irim moni ibianuŋʔ. 1972.

Buk gam an i garam farisa pas. 1972.

Buk goboʔ maran-maran. 1972.

Buk maraganun. 1969.

Buk moni. 1969.

Buk mpada tajaŋ instrakta, 1-4. 1970.

Draiba kar ibianuŋʔ. 1973.

HIV da AIDS nan gan. 2008.

Kar da wilwil da balus da madzuŋ iwaʔ ibianuŋʔ. 1971.

Mamafi naŋ gan. 1969.

Nan fain-fain; Atzera - Pisin - English: a triglot. 1970.

Nan oda owajant i kakara pas. 1970.

Nan oŋar waʔa mararaŋ. 1969.

Nuŋunuŋ maisan. 1969.

Oŋar gamp-gamp. 1970.