Biak
E839378
Biak is an Austronesian language spoken primarily on Biak Island and nearby areas in Papua, Indonesia.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Biak-Numfor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byak NERFINISHED ⓘ Numfor-Biak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Biak people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | biak1248 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Biak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Andei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biak proper ⓘ Bondi NERFINISHED ⓘ Korido NERFINISHED ⓘ Miosnum NERFINISHED ⓘ Numfor NERFINISHED ⓘ Orwer NERFINISHED ⓘ Pai ⓘ Rani NERFINISHED ⓘ Samber NERFINISHED ⓘ Sopen ⓘ Wardo NERFINISHED ⓘ Yenanas NERFINISHED ⓘ Yenbekaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Yenburwo NERFINISHED ⓘ Yenburwo-Sopen NERFINISHED ⓘ Yendidori NERFINISHED ⓘ Yenman NERFINISHED ⓘ Yenmanen NERFINISHED ⓘ Yenmanu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yenusi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeature |
pronominal clitics
ⓘ
verbal prefixes ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive vowel length
ⓘ
rich consonant inventory ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeature |
basic SVO word order
ⓘ
prepositions ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | bhw ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Austronesian
|
| region | West Papua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Biak Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ Numfor Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Papua Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Supiori Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | regional language in Papua ⓘ |
| subfamily | Malayo-Polynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Schouten languages
ⓘ
Western Oceanic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca in Biak-Numfor area ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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