Oirata language

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Oirata
Spoken in: Kisar, Indonesia
Total speakers: 1200
Language family: Trans-New Guinea (TNG)
 West TNG linkage
  East Timor
   Oirata
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: paa
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.

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