Retta language
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| Retta | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Pantar Island |
Native speakers | (undated figure of 800)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ret |
| Glottolog | rett1240 |
Retta (Reta) is a Papuan language spoken on the south sides of Pura and Ternate islands, between Pantar and Alor in the Alor archipelago of Indonesia. It is not mutually intelligible with Blagar, which is spoken on the north side of Pura Island, and is unrelated to Alorese, which is spoken on the north side of Ternate.
References
[edit]- ^ Retta at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
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