Zia

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
zia
Alternate Names
Lower Waria, Tsia, Ziya
Population

4,500 (2000 SIL). 3,000 Zia (1991 SIL), 940 Mawae dialect. Ethnic population: 4,550.

Location

Morobe Province, Huon Gulf district, Morobe Patrol Post statio near Waria river mouth; downstream from Oro (formerly Northern) Province, Sohe district.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Trans-New Guinea, Greater Binanderean, Binanderean, North Binanderean
Dialects

Mawae, Zia. Lexical similarity: 68% with Yekora [ykr] (most similar).

Language Use

Used as L2 by Binandere [bhg], Yekora [ykr].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. NT: 1982.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Zia
Writing

Latin script [Latn].