Ma’ya
A language of Indonesia (Papua)
| Population | 4,000 (Remijsen 2001). |
| Region | Raja Ampat Islands, central Waigeo Island and central Salawati Island. |
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Indonesia, Northwestern Papua, reference number 5 |
| Alternate names | Sailolof, Salawati, Samate |
| Dialects | Ma’ya, Banlol, Batanta Island. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, West New Guinea, Cenderawasih Bay, Raja Ampat |
| Comments | Fishermen; agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion. |
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