Oirata language

Oirata
Oirata
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Maluku Islands (Kisar, Ambon)
Native speakers	(1,200 cited 1987)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea ? West Bomberai ? Timor–Alor–Pantar Eastern Timor Oirata–Fataluku Oirata; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	oia
Glottolog	oira1263
ELP	Oirata

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.

Phonology

Vowels

Oirata has five vowels:^[2]

Oirata vowels
	Front	Back
Close	i	u
Close-mid	e	o
Open	a

Consonants

Oirata has 13 consonants:^[2]

Oirata consonants
		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Glottal
Plosive	voiceless	p	t		ʔ
Plosive	voiced		d
Fricative	voiceless	f			h
Fricative	voiced	v
Nasal		m	n
Approximant		w	l	j
Trill			r

References

^ ^a ^b Oirata at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ ^a ^b 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).

External links

[e25-1] Oirata at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[Mandala_et_al._2011-2] 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).

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