Alternate Names: Ajamaru, Atinjo, Ayamaru, Brat, Maibrat, Maite, Majbrat, Maybrat, Mey Brat
Dialects: Maimaka, Maisawiet, Maisefa, Maite, Maiyah. Lexical similarity: 10% with Tehit ,, Mpur ,, Abun ,, and its most similar neighbors.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 20,000 (1987 SIL).
Language Use: Religious services. All ages. High bilingualism among those in cities, highly educated. Used as L2 by Tehit [kps].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2004–2007.
Typology: SVO; heavy verb serialization.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: Ayamaru. Traditional religion.