Oirata language

"Maaro" and "Oirata" redirect here. For the Telugu film, see Maaro (film). For the genus of moth, see Oirata (moth).

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.

Oirata
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Maluku Islands (Kisar, Ambon)
Native speakers	(1,200 cited 1987)[1]
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

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
	voiced		d
Fricative	voiceless	f			h
	voiced	v
Nasal		m	n
Approximant		w	l	j
Trill			r