Naasioi
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A language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Kieta, Nasioi
Population
20,000 (2007 SIL).
Location
Bougainville province: Kieta district, central mountains and southeast coast.
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Language Status
5 (Developing). Statutory language of provincial identity in Bougainville Autonomous Region (2007, Education Plan, Section 1.1.3), not yet implemented (2012).
Classification
Dialects
Pirung (Naasioi), Kongara, Orami (Guava), Pakia-Sideronsi.
Typology
SOV.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 50%–75%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1994.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Christian, traditional religion.