Biga language
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| Biga | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Misool Island |
Native speakers | 300 (2001)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bhc |
| Glottolog | biga1238 |
| ELP | Biga |
  Biga Location of Misool Island, Biga is spoken in the southern part of this island. | |
| Coordinates: 2°00′S 130°16′E / 2.00°S 130.27°E | |
Biga is a heavily Papuan-influenced Austronesian language spoken in Southwest Papua, Indonesia in the south of the island of Misool. It is the predominant spoken language in the single village of Biga in Misol Timur Selatan District.[2]
Its status is slightly less precarious than other Raja Ampat–South Halmahera languages, as children of the village still learn the Biga language. However, its use by the younger generation is limited to speech to elders, and Papuan Malay dominates child-to-child speech.[3]: 37
Laura Arnold classifies Biga as a divergent dialect of the Ma'ya language.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Biga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Ronsumbre, Adolof (2020). Ensiklopedia Suku Bangsa di Provinsi Papua Barat. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kepel Press. ISBN 978-602-356-318-0.
- ^ Arnold, Laura (2020-07-31). "Four undocumented languages of Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia". Language Documentation and Description. 17 (0). doi:10.25894/ldd95. ISSN 2756-1224.
- ^ Arnold, Laura (2025). The Diachrony of Word Prosody in the Maˈya-Salawati Languages of Raja Ampat. Oceanic Linguistics: University of Hawai'i Press.
External links
[edit]- Paradisec open access collection of George Grace's manuscripts from the University of Hawai'i.
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