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Oirata-Makasae languages

New Guinea and Pacific Language Families

The Oirata-Makasae, or Eastern Timor, languages are a small family of Papuan languages of uncertain placement within Trans-New Guinea, spoken in eastern Timor and on the neighboring island of Kisar. The family divides into an Oirata-Fataluku branch and Makasae, with member languages including Makasai, with its Makalero dialect, Fataluku, possibly including Rusenu, and Oirata.

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