Oirata language

"Maaro" and "Oirata" redirect here. For the Kannada film, see Maaro (film). For the genus of moth, see Oirata (moth).

Oirata
Region	Kisar, Indonesia
Native speakers	unknown (1,200 cited 1987)^[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea (TNG) West TNG linkage East Timor Oirata–Fataluku Oirata
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`oia`
Glottolog	`oira1263`^[2]

Oirata or Woirata (also known as Maaro) is a Papuan language spoken on the island of Kisar in Indonesia, and in Ambon. Ethnologue reports an SIL figure of 1,200 speakers from 1987.^[1]

References

1 2 Oirata at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Oirata". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

External links

Oirata Wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database

West Trans–New Guinea languages

Dani	Grand Valley Dani Hupla Nduga Nggem Silimo Walak Wano Western Dani Yali

Paniai Lakes	Auye Dao Ekari Moni Wolani

West Bomberai	Baham Karas Iha

East Timor	Fataluku Makalero Makasai Oirata Rusenu

Alor–Pantar	Abui Adang Blagar Kafoa Kamang Klon Kui Kula Retta Sawila Wersing

Others	Bunak Kaera Nedebang Teiwa Western Pantar

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