Irarutu

IRH

threatened

Alternate Names: Arguni Bay, Irahutu, Irutu, Kaitero, Kasira

Dialects: 6 or 7 dialects. Lexical similarity: 90% with Kuri ,.

Genealogy:

Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
South Halmahera-West New Guinea
South Halmahera

Demographics: 4,000 (1987 SIL).

Language Use: Home, community. Also use Indonesian [ind].

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

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Indonesia

Other Comments: Christian, Muslim.