Takia language

Takia
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	Madang Province
Native speakers	(undated figure of 40,000)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic North New Guinea ? Ngero–Vitiaz Bel Nuclear Bel Northern Takia
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	`taki1248`

Takia is an Austronesian language spoken on Karkar Island, Bagabag Island, and coastal villages Megiar and Serang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. It has been syntactically restructured by Waskia, a Papuan language spoken on the island.

Children are discouraged from using Takia, and it is being supplanted by Tok Pisin and English.