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Zia

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: zia

Population	3,940 (1978 K. McElhanon). 3,000 Zia [zia] (1991 SIL), 943 Mawae dialect of Zia [zia].
Region	Morobe Province, Lae District near Waria River mouth.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 16, reference number 715
Alternate names	Lower Waria, Tsia, Ziya
Dialects	Zia, Mawae. Lexical similarity: 68% with Yekora [ykr] (most similar).
Classification	Trans-New Guinea, Binanderean, Binandere
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. NT: 1982.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. n.d.. Zia Organised Phonology Data.  

KIAWA, Baita; OIDA, Phanuel; SIKI, Beka; WILSON, Darryl, authors. Available: 2008; Created: 1976. The phonemes of Zia.  

KING, Copland, author. 1927. Grammar and dictionary of the Binandere language.  

WILSON, Darryl, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1980-06. A brief comparative grammar of Zia and Suena.  

WILSON, Darryl, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1981-01. The Zia orthography.  

WILSON, Darryl, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1981-01-13. Nasalization in Zia.  

WILSON, Darryl, author. Available: 2008; Created: 1981-02-21. Supplement to: The Zia orthography (Papua New Guinea).