Oirata language


Oirata or Woirata 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 5 vowels:

Consonants

Oirata has 13 consonants: