Oirata language

Oirata language
Oirata
Spoken in Kisar, Indonesia
Native speakers 1200  (date missing)
Language family
Trans–New Guinea (TNG)
  • West TNG linkage
    • East Timor
      • Oirata
Language codes
ISO 639-3 oia

Oirata (also known as Maaro) is a Papuan language spoken on the island of Kisar in Indonesia, and in Ambon. It is sometimes considered a dialect of the Fataluku language spoken in East Timor, as the two languages are closely related. According to Ethnologue, there were 1,200 speakers in 1987.

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