Irarutu language
Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Irarutu, Irahutu, or Kasira is an Austronesian language of most of the interior of the Bomberai Peninsula of north-western New Guinea in Teluk Bintuni Regency.[2] The name Irarutu comes from the language itself, where ira conjoins with ru to create 'their voice'. When put together with tu, which on its own means 'true', the meaning of the name becomes 'Their true voice' or 'The people's true language'.[3]
Irarutu | |
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Irahutu | |
Kasira | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Bomberai Peninsula, in Teluk Bintuni Regency |
Native speakers | (4,000 cited 1987)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | irh |
Glottolog | irar1238 |
Coordinates: 2.94°S 133.59°E / -2.94; 133.59 |
Kuri is very close lexically, but has not been formally classified. Other than this, Irarutu is quite divergent among the South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages. Previously, Irarutu was considered to belong to the South Halmahera subgroup of Austronesian languages,[2] but more recently, Grimes and Edwards place Irarutu within the Kei-Tanimbar languages.[4]
There are seven variations found within the language: Nabi, Babo, Kasuri, Fruata, South-Arguni, East-Arguni, North-Arguni.[2]