Biga is a heavily Papuan-influenced Austronesian language spoken in

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, Indonesia in the south of the island of

Misool Misool, formerly spelled Mysol (Dutch: Misoöl) or Misol, is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua, Indonesia. Its area is 2,034 km2. The highest point is 561 m and the main towns are Waigama, locate ...

. It is spoken in the single village of Biga in Misol Timur Selatan District.

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