IRH ISO 639-3
Irarutu
A language of Indonesia
- ISO 639
- irh
- Alternate Names
- Arguni Bay, Irahutu, Irutu, Kaitero, Kasira
- 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.
- 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.
Also Spoken in
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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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