Alternate Names: Maaro
Dialects: None known. Not related to other languages on Oirata or to central Maluku languages. Not closely related to languages in East Timor.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,220 (1987 SIL).
Language Use: A few on Kisar island also use Kisar [kje].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Typology: SOV.
Nation of Origin: Indonesia
Other Comments: Christian.