Kisar language (original) (raw)
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Austronesian language spoken in Maluku, Indonesia
| Kisar | |
|---|---|
| Meher | |
| Yotowawa[1] | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Kisar Island, Maluku |
| Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1995)[1] |
| Language family | Austronesian Malayo-PolynesianCentral–EasternTimor–BabarSouthwest MalukuLuangic–KisaricKisar–RomaKisar |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kje |
| Glottolog | kisa1266 |
Kisar is a Central Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on Kisar Island, northeast of East Timor in Maluku, Indonesia. It shares the island with Oirata, which is a Papuan language.
- ^ a b Kisar at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
- Taber, Mark (1993). "Toward a Better Understanding of the Indigenous Languages of Southwestern Maluku." Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Winter, 1993), pp. 389–441. University of Hawai'i.