Biak

== English == === Etymology === From Indonesian (bahasa) Biak (“Biak language”), from Biak wós Vyak. Also known in Biak as wós kovedi (“our language”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbi.ək/, /ˈbi.ɑk/ === Proper noun === Biak A small island north of New Guinea. A language spoken on this island and others near it. ==== Derived terms ==== Biak whistler === References === Ethnologue entry for Biak, bhw ⁠ === Anagrams === Baik == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Biak Vyak. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbiak/ [ˈbi.ak̚] Rhymes: -ak Syllabification: Bi‧ak Homophone: biak === Proper noun === Biak Biak === Further reading === “Biak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016