Biga
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Misool Island
Native speakers	300 (2001)[1]
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Eastern Malayo-Polynesian South Halmahera–West New Guinea Raja Ampat–South Halmahera Raja Ampat Nuclear Raja Ampat Ma'ya-Salawati Ma'ya Biga
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bhc
Glottolog	biga1238
ELP	Biga
Biga Location of Misool Island, Biga is spoken in the southern part of this island.
Coordinates:2°00′S130°16′E / 2.00°S 130.27°E /-2.00; 130.27

Biga is a heavilyPapuan-influencedAustronesian language spoken inSouthwest Papua, Indonesia in the south of the island ofMisool. It is the predominant spoken language in the single village of Biga in Misool Timur Selatan District.^[2]

Its status is slightly less precarious than otherRaja Ampat–South Halmahera languages, as children of the village still learn the Biga language. However, its use by the younger generation is limited to speech to elders, andPapuan Malay dominates child-to-child speech.^[3]: 37

Laura Arnold classifies Biga as a divergent dialect of theMa'ya language.^[4]

• Paradisec open access collection ofGeorge Grace'smanuscripts from the University of Hawai'i.

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