Biak

From Indonesian (bahasa) Biak (“Biak language”), from Biak wós Vyak. Also known in Biak as wós kovedi (“our language”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ək/, /ˈbi.ɑk/

Biak

1. A small island north of New Guinea.
2. A language spoken on this island and others near it.

• Biak whistler

• Ethnologue entry for Biak, bhw ⁠

• Baik

Borrowed from Biak Vyak.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbiak/ [ˈbi.ak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: Bi‧ak
• Homophone: biak

Biak

1. Biak

• “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