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 vowelsFrontBackCloseClose-midOpen
Consonants Oirata has 13 consonants:
+Oirata consonantsLabialAlveolarPalatalGlottalPlosiveFricativeNasalApproximantTrill
References
External links
Oirata Wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database Woirata Maro (Oirata People) film