Maia
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A language of Papua New Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Banar, Maya, Pila, Saki, Suaro, Turutap, Yakiba
Population
4,500 (2007 SIL). 3,510 in main dialect, 990 in southern dialect (2017 SIL).
Location
Madang province: Bogia district, mainland south of Manam island.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Language Use
Used by all. Positive attitudes. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 1988–2013.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].