Oirata language

For the moth genus, see Oirata (moth).

"Maaro" redirects here. For the Kannada film, see Maaro (film).

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.

External links

• Ethnologue page
• Oirata Wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database