Irarutu

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
irh
Alternate Names
Arguni Bay, Irahutu, Irutu, Kaitero, Kasira
User Population

4,000 (1987 SIL).

Location

West Papua province: Fakfak, north Kaimana, and Teluk Bintani regencies on east Bomberai peninsula, Arguni bay north to Bintuni bay southwest, 44 villages.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, South Halmahera-West New Guinea, South Halmahera
Dialects

6 or 7 dialects. Lexical similarity: 90% with Kuri [nbn].

Language Use

Home, community. Also use Indonesian [ind].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1992–2000.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Irarutu
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, Muslim.