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. It is closely related to Fataluku, of which it is sometimes considered to be a dialect.

Phonology

Vowels

Oirata has five vowels:

Oirata vowels

Consonants

Oirata has 13 consonants:

Oirata consonants

References

External links

• Oirata Wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database

• Woirata Maro (Oirata People) film