Kisar language

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Kisar
Meher
Yotowawa[1]
Native toIndonesia
RegionKisar Island, Maluku
Native speakers
(20,000 cited 1995)[1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3kje
Glottologkisa1266

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.

References

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  1. ^ a b Kisar at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon

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