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aarspar
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"Ia" and "Dia" means the same thing, "He/She/It". Indonesian doesn't distinguish between he, she, and it.
There are two things, though. "Ia" can only be used as a subject (like "he" but never "him"). "Ia mendorong dia" is "he/she/it pushes him/her/it" and it's a correct sentence, but "dia mendorong ia" is wrong. "Dia" can be shortened to "-nya" after verbs ("ia mendorongnya").
Another thing, "dia" tends to be used more often to refer to people, while "ia" is more often used to refer to things.
