Biakic languages
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The Biakic languages are a branch of Austronesian languages
spoken on Biak Island and nearby isles of Cenderawasih Bay
, Indonesian Papua
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They are:
Austronesian languages
The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia that are spoken by about 386 million people. It is on par with Indo-European, Niger-Congo, Afroasiatic and Uralic as one of the...
spoken on Biak Island and nearby isles of Cenderawasih Bay
Cenderawasih Bay
Cenderawasih Bay , also Teluk Sarera , formerly Geelvink Bay is a large bay in northern Province of Papua and West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia, at . The Dutch name comes after a Dutch ship and family called Geelvinck...
, Indonesian Papua
Papua (Indonesian province)
Papua comprises most of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands. Its capital is Jayapura. It's the largest and easternmost province of Indonesia. The province originally covered the entire western half of New Guinea...
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They are:
- BiakBiak languageBiak is an Austronesian language which has been classified as one of 41 languages of the South Halmahera-West New Guinea subgroup of Eastern Malayo-Polynesian...
(Numfor), DusnerDusner languageDusner is spoken in the Wandamen Bay area Cenderawasih Bay in the province of Papua, Indonesia. Dusner is highly endangered, and has been reported to have just three remaining speakers....
, Meoswar