Ethnologue

Naasioi

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Kieta, Nasioi

Population

20,000 (2007 SIL).

Location

Bougainville province: Kieta district, central mountains and southeast coast.

Language Maps

Language Status

5* (Developing).

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].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.