Oirata or Woirata (also known as Maaro) is a Timor–Alor–Pantar language spoken on the island of Kisar in Indonesia, and by some people in Ambon. Ethnologue reports an SIL figure of 1,200 speakers from 1987.[1] It is closely related to Fataluku, of which it is sometimes considered to be a dialect.
Oirata | |
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Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Maluku Islands (Kisar, Ambon) |
Native speakers | (1,200 cited 1987)[1] |
Trans–New Guinea ?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | oia |
Glottolog | oira1263 |
ELP | Oirata |
Oirata has five vowels:[2]
Front | Back | |
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Close | i | u |
Close-mid | e | o |
Open | a |
Oirata has 13 consonants:[2]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Glottal | ||
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Plosive | voiceless | p | t | ʔ | |
voiced | d | ||||
Fricative | voiceless | f | h | ||
voiced | v | ||||
Nasal | m | n | |||
Approximant | w | l | j | ||
Trill | r |