Ma'ya language

Maʼya
Maʼya
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Raja Ampat Islands
Native speakers	5,000 (2000–2001)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Eastern Malayo-Polynesian South Halmahera–West New Guinea Halmahera Sea Maya–Matbat Maʼya; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; slz – Salawati; kgb – Kawe; lcc – Legenyem; wuy – Wauyai
Glottolog	raja1258
ELP	Legenyem
	Maʼya
	Coordinates: 0.86°S 130.65°E

Maʼya, or Misool-Salawati Maʼya, is an Austronesian language of the Raja Ampat islands in Southwest Papua, Indonesia. It is spoken by about 6,000 people in coastal villages on the islands Misool, Salawati, and Waigeo. It is spoken on the boundary between Austronesian and Papuan languages.

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