Mapia is an extinct

Micronesian language The twenty Micronesian languages form a family of Oceanic languages. Micronesian languages are known for their lack of plain labial consonants; they have instead two series, palatalized and labio-velarized labials. Languages According to Jack ...

of Indonesia. It was spoken on

Mapia Atoll Mapia Atoll (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 of Indonesia, approximately 290 kilometers north of the city of Manokwar ...

, 180 km north of the coast of West Papua. The population emigrated early in the 20th century the only speaker as of 2000 was an elderly man who had remained behind on the island. The rest of the population of Mapia are now

Biak Biak is an island located in Cenderawasih Bay near the northern coast of Papua, an Indonesian province, and is just northwest of New Guinea. Biak is the largest island in its small archipelago, and has many atolls, reefs, and corals. The large ...

-speaking immigrants.

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Chuukic languages Languages of western New Guinea Extinct languages of Oceania Languages extinct in the 20th century {{micronesian-lang-stub