Irarutu language

Irarutu
Irarutu
Irahutu
Kasira
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Bomberai Peninsula, in Teluk Bintuni Regency
Native speakers	(4,000 cited 1987)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Central–Eastern Malayo-Polynesian Kei–Tanimbar Irarutu–Nabi Irarutu; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	irh
Glottolog	irar1238
	Irarutu Irarutu Irarutu
	Coordinates: 2.94°S 133.59°E

Irarutu, Irahutu, or Kasira, is an Austronesian language of most of the interior of the Bomberai Peninsula of north-western New Guinea in Teluk Bintuni Regency. The name Irarutu comes from the language itself, where ira conjoins with ru to create 'their voice'. When put together with tu, which on its own means 'true', the meaning of the name becomes 'Their true voice' or 'The people's true language'.

Kuri is very close lexically, but has not been formally classified. Other than this, Irarutu is quite divergent among the South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages. Previously, Irarutu was considered to belong to the South Halmahera subgroup of Austronesian languages, but more recently, Grimes and Edwards place Irarutu within the Kei-Tanimbar languages.

There are seven variations found within the language: Nabi, Babo, Kasuri, Fruata, South-Arguni, East-Arguni, North-Arguni.

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