Kisar language
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.
| Kisar | |
|---|---|
| Loikera | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Kisar Island, Maluku |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1995)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kje |
| Glottolog | kisa1266 |
References
- Kisar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Further reading
- 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.
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