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Mapia
Native toIndonesia
RegionMapia Atoll, north of Cenderawasih Bay
Extinctend of 20th century[1]
Language family
Austronesian
  • Malayo-Polynesian
    • Oceanic
      • Micronesian
        • Nuclear Micronesian
          • Chuukic–Pohnpeic
            • Chuukic
              • Mapia
Language codes
ISO 639-3mpy
Glottologmapi1250
ELPMapia
Mapia is classified as Extinct by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
[2]

Mapia is an extinct[3] Micronesian language, the only one spoken in Indonesia. It was spoken on Mapia Atoll, 180 km north of the coast of New Guinea, part of Supiori Regency. The population emigrated early in the 20th century,[1] the only speaker as of 2000 was an elderly man who had remained behind on the island. The rest of the population of Mapia are now Biak-speaking immigrants.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mapia". Ethnologue (25 ed.). SIL International. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (Report) (3rd ed.). UNESCO. 2010. p. 55.
  3. ↑ Desk, News. "Four Papuan languages extinct, linguist says - Archipelago". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2026-04-08.


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