Oirata language
Timor–Alor–Pantar language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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.