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Language: Biak

Population of Groups Speaking

118,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

Scripture Status

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Population	Progress Scale
	Biak, Numfor	Indonesia	118,000	4 ●
	Totals: 1			0 ●

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Photo	People Group ▲	Country	Population	Progress Scale
	No reported people groups speaking this as secondary language
	Totals: 0			0 ●

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Item	Value
Status	Living
Ethnologue Code	bhw
Written	Yes
Bible Translation	New Testament
Progress Scale	●

More Information
Ethnologue
GRN MapApp
ISO639-3
PeopleGroups.org
Glottolog
Wikipedia

Language Alternate Names
Bahasa Biak
Biak-Numfor
Jobi
Mafoor
Mafoorsch
Mefoor
Mokmer
Myfoorsch
Noefoor
Noefoorsch
Nufoor
Sampori (Mokmer)
Wós Kovedi
Wós Vyak

Dialects
Ariom
Biak-Numfor Group
Bo’o
Bo'o
Bosnik
Dwar
Fairi
Jenures
Kamer
Korido
Korim
Mandusir
Mapia
Mios Num
Mofu
Monoarfu
Opif
Padoa
Penasifu
Rumberpon
Samberi
Sampori
Sor
Sorendidori
Sorido
Sundei
Vogelkop
Wadibu
Wardo
Wari
Warsa
Yobi

Dialect Alternate Names
Beser
Biak: Mapia
Biak-Numfor
Bosnik
Doreri
Korido
Mafoor
Mafoorsch
Mefoor
Mokmer
Myfoorsch
Noefoor
Noefoorsch
Nufoor
Numfor: Doreri
Numfor: Sopin
Opiarif
Sambir
Soor
Sopin
Sorido
Sowek
Sundei
Swapodibo
Wadibu
Wardo
Wos Bejufarur

Bible Translation	Year / Status
Bible Portions	1870-1980
New Testament	1990
Complete Bible	None Reported

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Language Archives
Linguist List
SIL Resources

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Format ▲	Resource (Direct link)	Source (General link)
Audio Recordings	Audio Bible teaching	Global Recordings Network
Film / Video	Jesus Film: view in Biak	Jesus Film Project
General	Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text or audio or video	Faith Comes by Hearing
General	Scripture Earth Gospel resources links	Scripture Earth
General	YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio	YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App	Android Bible app: Biak	YouVersion Bibles
Mobile App	iOS Bible app: Biak	YouVersion Bibles

The Joshua Project Progress Scale is an estimate of the progress of church planting among a people group, people cluster, country or language. The Progress Scale is derived from people group values for percent Evangelical and percent Christian Adherent.

Level	Description	Criteria
1	Unreached - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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A displayed zero can mean true zero, a very small rounded number or sometimes unknown. Blanks mean an unknown value.
Data is not as precise as it appears. Values for %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical (which determine unreached status) are often informed estimates, some more accurate than others. We recommend against using %Christian Adherent and %Evangelical to calculate absolute numbers.
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