Misool , formerly spelled Mysol (Dutch: Misoöl) or Misol , is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua , Indonesia . Its area is 2,034 km. The highest point is 561 m and the main towns are Waigama , located on the island's northwest coast, and Lilinta on the island's southeast coast.
12-447: The inhabitants speak the Ma'ya language , Biga language and Matbat language , as well as Indonesian and its dialect, Papuan Malay . Other main islands of this group off the western end of Southwest Papua are Salawati , Batanta and Waigeo , and there are numerous smaller islands such as Kofiau . The name Misool is from Ma'ya language which meant port or harbour relating to when
24-511: A word may affect its meaning. The stress and tone are quite independent from one another, in contrast to their occurrence in Swedish and Serbo-Croatian . The language has three tonemes (high, rising and falling). Out of over a thousand Austronesian languages, there are only a dozen with lexical tone; in this case it appears to be a remnant of shift from Papuan languages . Lexical tone is found only in final syllables. Waigeo Waigeo
36-688: Is an Austronesian language of the Raja Ampat islands in Southwest Papua , Indonesia. It is part of the South Halmahera–West New Guinea (SHWNG) subgroup and is spoken by about 6,000 people in coastal villages on the islands Misool , Salawati , and Waigeo , on the boundary between Austronesian and Papuan languages . Maʼya has five dialects: three on the island of Waigeo ( Laganyan , Wauyai , and Kawe ), one on Salawati , and one on Misool . The prestige dialect
48-615: Is an island in the Southwest Papua province of eastern Indonesia . The island is also known as Amberi or Waigiu . It is the largest of the four main islands in the Raja Ampat Islands archipelago, between Halmahera and about 65 kilometres (40 miles) to the northwest coast of New Guinea . The Dampier Strait (a.k.a. Augusta's Strait) separates it from Batanta , and the Bougainville Strait from
60-455: Is the one on Salawati. The varieties spoken on Salawati and Misool are characterized by the occurrence of /s/ and /ʃ/ in some words, where the Waigeo dialects (and other related SHWNG languages) have /t/ and /c/ respectively. On Waigeo Island, the three dialects are In Maʼya both tone and stress are lexically distinctive . This means both the stress and the pitch of
72-608: The Kawe Islands to its northwest. The "inner sea" that nearly cleaves the island in two is Mayalibit Bay, also known as the Majoli Gulf. The area of the island is 3,155 square kilometres (1,218 square miles); the highest elevations are 958-metre-high (3,143-foot) Buffalo Horn (Gunung Nok) and 939-metre-high (3,081-foot) Serodjil. From west to east, the island measures approximately 110 km (68 mi), north–south about 50 kilometres (31 miles). The town of Waisai in
84-623: The Raja Ampat Islands are part of the Coral Triangle , and islands' coral reefs and coastal waters are some of the most biodiverse on Earth. Native fish include the Misool rainbowfish ( Melanotaenia misoolensis ) and Misool yellowfin rainbowfish ( Melanotaenia flavipinnis ). A section of Raja Ampat Marine Recreation Park covers the coastal waters southeast of the island. The park was designated in 2009. Islam first arrived in
96-729: The Raja Ampat archipelago in the 15th century due to political and economic contacts with the Bacan Sultanate . During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Sultanate of Tidore had close economic ties with the island, which was ruled by king in Lilinta descended from Gurabesi of Waigeo, while Tidore appointed another king in Waigama. During this period, Islam became firmly established and local chiefs had begun adopting Islam. Misool
108-484: The area. Jorge de Menezes , a Portuguese explorer, may have landed on Waigeo Island in 1526–27. Islam first arrived in the Raja Ampat archipelago in the 15th century due to political and economic contacts with the Bacan Sultanate . During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Sultanate of Tidore had close economic ties with the island. During this period, Islam became firmly established, and local chiefs began adopting Islam. Alfred Russel Wallace spent some time on
120-655: The first king from Waigeo arrived on the island. Original inhabitants ( Matbat ) called the island with the name Batan Me . Misool is part of the Vogelkop–Aru lowland rain forests ecoregion, which includes the other Raja Ampat Islands and the Bird's Head Peninsula on mainland New Guinea. Plant communities include alluvial, or lowland alluvial rain forest and lowland hill rain forest. Native animals include marsupials , murid rodents , bats, and many birds, including several endemic species. Some native animals include: Misool and
132-621: The south of the island is the capital of the Raja Ampat Regency . Waigeo was connected to Gam and Batanta during most of the Pleistocene period, forming an island called Waitanta. Waitanta was first inhabited by humans over 50,000 years ago and excavations at Mololo Cave indicate people were making tree resin artefacts and hunting native animals. The first pottery-making communities were present around Waigeo about 3500–3000 years ago and may have brought Austronesian languages to
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#1732775486441144-593: Was a part of the Dutch colonial empire under the Netherlands East Indies administration. The Japanese occupied the island in 1942, became the base of Imperial Japanese Navy until 1945. Pulau Misool Nature Reserve was established in 1982. It covers the southern portion of the island, with an area of 840 km. This Southwest Papua location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ma%27ya language Maʼya
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