Ethnologue

Wia

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Sausi, Uya, Wiya

Autonym

Wia, Witi

Population

500 (2000 SIL).

Location

Madang province: Upper Ramu river, near Koropa.

Language Maps

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Related to Kou [snz], Kesawai [xes], and Watiwa [wtf].

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. All also use Tok Pisin [tpi]. Used as L2 by Danaru [dnr].

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 2000.