Ethnologue

Zia

ISO 639-3

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 station near Waria river mouth; downstream from Oro province, Sohe district.

Language Maps

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Zia, Mawae. 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

Writing

Latin script [Latn].