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Naasioi

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3nas

Population  20,000 (2007 SIL).
Region  Bougainville Province, Kieta District, central mountains, southeast coast.
Language map  Papua New Guinea, Map 13, reference number 628
Alternate names   Aunge, Kieta, Nasioi
Dialects  Pirung (Naasioi), Kongara, Orami (Guava), Pakia-Sideronsi.
Classification  South Bougainville, Nasioi
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. NT: 1994.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  SOV. Swidden agriculturalists: cash crops. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2011. Nasioi Organised Phonology Data.  Available online

HURD, Conrad, author. 1970. Nasioi sentences.

HURD, Conrad, author. 1977. "Nasioi projectives."

HURD, Conrad, author. Available: 2009; Created: 1970. The new Naasioi alphabet.  Available online

HURD, Conrad; HURD, Phyllis W., authors. 1966. Nasioi language course.

HURD, Conrad; HURD, Phyllis W., authors. 1970. "Nasioi verbs."

LONGACRE, Robert E., author. 1972. Hierarchy and universality of discourse constituents in New Guinea languages: Discussion.

Vernacular Publications

Aung minkunaananka paroro nkoaamanaʼ eeʼnoko pava kaniaamanaʼ. 1976.

Deeru aape 1. 1985.

Deeru aape 5. 1986.

Deerukoo nau-antakoong beeneʼpinaneʼ. 1986.

Deerukoo nau-antakoong kareneʼpinaneʼ. 1985.

Deerukoo nau-antakoong keneʼkananeʼ. 1985.

Deerukoo nau-antakoong paʼnokoʼketa naneʼtaananeʼ. 1987.

Deerukoo nau-antakoong paʼnokoʼnaneʼ. 1986.

Deerukoo nau-antakoong tutunnaʼnaneʼ. 1985.

Dooraʼ eeʼnoko seen. 1966.

Kapooʼnanka avutevuʼ Naasioie nkoaamaing minkuari otoinnaʼ. 1980.

Niiʼning kansiʼ niiʼ anko dueʼ otomaing. 1973.

Pakupaku nanuʼkoong taboʼaruʼnaʼ. 1973.

Reading readiness complete teacher’s guide (Sections 1-4); To help teachers to teach Naasioinaʼ deeru-aape pre-reading books 1-11. n.d.

Teacher’s book: year 1; Naasioi language. n.d.

Teacher’s book: year 2; Naasioi language. n.d.

Teacher’s guide and daily lesson plans for Kongara primer 1-6: year 2; Kongara dialect of Naasioi language. 2000.

Teacher’s guide and daily lesson plans for Naasioi primer 1-6. 2000.