Oirata_language

Oirata language

Oirata language

Timor–Alor–Pantar language

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

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.

Quick Facts Native to, Region ...

Phonology

Vowels

Oirata has five vowels:[2]

More information Front, Back ...

Consonants

Oirata has 13 consonants:[2]

More information Labial, Alveolar ...

References

  1. [1]
    Oirata at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    Mandala, Halus; Meko Mbete, Aaron; Dhanawaty, Ni Made; Fernandez, Inyo Yos (2011). "Phonological Evolution of Oirata and its Genetic Relationship with Other Non-Austronesian Languages in Timor-Leste". e-Journal of Linguistics. 5 (2).
For a list of words relating to Oirata language, see the Oirata language category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Oirata_language, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.