Mapia is an extinct

Micronesian language The Micronesian languages form a family of Oceanic languages. The twenty languages are known for their lack of plain labial consonant and have instead two series, palatalized and labio-velarized labials, similar to the related Kanak languages. ...

, the only one spoken in Indonesia. It was spoken on

Mapia Atoll Mapia Atoll (Indonesian language, 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), Papua province of Indonesia, approximately 190 ki ...

, 180 km north of the coast of

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

, part of

Supiori Regency Supiori Regency () is a regency in the Indonesian province of Papua. The Regency has an area of 634.24 km2 including the Aruri Islands group to the south, and had a population of 15,874 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 22 ...

. 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 the main island of Biak Archipelago located in Cenderawasih Bay near the northern coast of Papua (province), Papua, an Indonesian province, and is just northwest of New Guinea. Biak has many atolls, reefs, and corals. The largest popula ...

-speaking immigrants.

References

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