Biga language

Biga
Biga
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Misool Island
Native speakers	300 (2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Eastern Malayo-Polynesian South Halmahera–West New Guinea Halmahera Sea Ambel–Biga Biga; ; ; ; ; ; ;
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.Show map of Maluku and Western New GuineaShow map of IndonesiaShow map of Southeast AsiaShow all
	Coordinates: 2°00′S 130°16′E / 2.00°S 130.27°E

Biga is a heavily Papuan-influenced Austronesian language spoken in West Papua, Indonesia in the south of the island of Misool. It is spoken in the single village of Biga in Misol Timur Selatan District.^[2]

References[]

^ Biga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
^ Ronsumbre, Adolof (2020). Ensiklopedia Suku Bangsa di Provinsi Papua Barat. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kepel Press. ISBN 978-602-356-318-0.

External links[]

Paradisec open access collection of George Grace's manuscripts from the University of Hawai'i.

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[e18-1] Biga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[Ronsumbre-2020-2] Ronsumbre, Adolof (2020). Ensiklopedia Suku Bangsa di Provinsi Papua Barat. Yogyakarta: Penerbit Kepel Press. ISBN 978-602-356-318-0.

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