Etymology

Biak

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Today it means: A small island north of New Guinea. Full definition →

Biak wós
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  1. Biak · derived fromwós
  2. English todayBiak

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

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