The following is a list of Biak sub-tribes. Following the tradition of '' manamakeri'', the

Biak people Biak people are an ethnic group originating from the Biak Islands in Cenderawasih Bay, just off the north coast of Papua (Indonesia), Papua, Indonesia. The Biak people have several sub-tribes, such as the Biak Aimando people, Aimando, Biak Betew ...

are known as skilled sailors who originate from the

Biak Islands The Biak Islands (, also Schouten Islands or Geelvink Islands) are an island group of Southwest Papua province, eastern Indonesia in the Cenderawasih Bay (or Geelvink Bay) 50 km off the north-western coast of the island of New Guinea. Th ...

in the northern part of

Cenderawasih Bay Cenderawasih Bay (, "Bird of Paradise Bay"), also known as Sarera Bay () and formerly Geelvink Bay (), is a large bay in northern Province of Papua, Central Papua and West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia. Geography ''Cenderawasih Bay'' is a lar ...

. They have migrated to the north coast of Papua, including Mamberamo, Waropen, Wondama,

Manokwari Manokwari is a coastal town and the capital city, capital of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of West Papua (province), West Papua. It is one of only seven provincial capitals of Indonesia without a city status in Indonesia, city ...

Raja Ampat Islands Raja Ampat (), or the Four Kings, is an archipelago located off of the northwest tip of Bird's Head Peninsula (on the island of New Guinea), Southwest Papua , Southwest Papua province, Indonesia. It comprises over 1,500 small islands, cays, and sh ...

, even to

Mapia Atoll Mapia Atoll (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Mapia''), historically known as the Freewill Islands or San David, is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean. It is located in Papua (province), Papua province of Indonesia, approximately 190 ki ...

in the

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...

from the 15th century. * Aimando * Betew * Kafdaron * Kaipuri * Karon * Usba * Wardo

References

{{Reflist Ethnic groups in Indonesia Indigenous ethnic groups in Western New Guinea Austronesian peoples