Biak language

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Biak
Spoken in: Indonesia 
Region: Southeast Asia
Total speakers: about 30.000 speakers
Language family: Austronesian
 Malayo-Polynesian
  Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
   Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
    South Halmahera-West New Guinea
     West New Guinea
      Cenderawasih Bay
       Biakic
        Biak 
Writing system: Latin alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-1: bhw
ISO 639-2:
ISO 639-3:

Biak (Bahasa Biak in Indonesian) is spoken in Biak and Numfor and numerous small islands in this archipelago in the province of Papua, Indonesia. Alternative names are Biak-Numfor, Noefoor, Mafoor, Mefoor, Nufoor, Mafoorsch, Myfoorsch and Noefoorsch. It is spoken by about 30.000 people.

Dialects: Ariom, Bo'o, Dwar, Fairi, Jenures, Korim, Mandusir, Mofu, Opif, Padoa, Penasifu, Samberi, Sampori (Mokmer), Sor, Sorendidori, Sundei, Wari, Wadibu, Sorido, Bosnik, Korido, Warsa, Wardo, Kamer, Mapia, Mios Num, Rumberpon, Monoarfu, Vogelkop.

[edit] Bibliography

Berry, K.; C. Berry, K. Berry, C. Berry (1987). "A survey of some West Papuan phylum languages". Workpapers in Indonesian Languages and Cultures 4: 25–80. 

[edit] External websites

  • Ethnologue entry [1]