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Retta language

Retta (also called Reta) is a Papuan language spoken on Pura and Ternate islands, located between Pantar and Alor in the Alor archipelago of Indonesia. It is spoken by a few thousand people, and is considered an endangered language by Ethnologue.

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Classification

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Morphology

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Glottolog
rett1240
ISO 639-3
ret
Language family
West Bomberai ?Timor–Alor–PantarAlor–PantarPantar–StraitsStraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta · Timor–Alor–PantarAlor–PantarPantar–StraitsStraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta · Alor–PantarPantar–StraitsStraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta · Pantar–StraitsStraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta · StraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta
Native speakers
(undated figure of 2000-3000): 146
Native to
Indonesia
Region
Alor Archipelago

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Retta language

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples12
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
Components1

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Retta language

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Language family · 7
Retta language → Alor–PantarPantar–StraitsStraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta, Blagaric: 298–299 Retta, Pantar–StraitsStraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta, Retta, StraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta, Timor–Alor–PantarAlor–PantarPantar–StraitsStraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta, West Bomberai ?Timor–Alor–PantarAlor–PantarPantar–StraitsStraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta
Glottolog · 1
Retta language → rett1240
ISO 639-3 · 1
Retta language → ret
Native speakers · 1
Retta language → (undated figure of 2000-3000): 146
Native to · 1
Retta language → Indonesia
Region · 1
Retta language → Alor Archipelago

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Important terminology

retta pura language spoken alor languages ternate pantar indonesia reta vowels reduplication blagar two islands words consonants word related intelligible

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Retta languageGlottologrett12401.00infobox
Retta languageISO 639-3ret1.00infobox
Retta languageLanguage familyWest Bomberai ?Timor–Alor–PantarAlor–PantarPantar–StraitsStraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta1.00infobox
Retta languageLanguage familyTimor–Alor–PantarAlor–PantarPantar–StraitsStraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta1.00infobox
Retta languageLanguage familyAlor–PantarPantar–StraitsStraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta1.00infobox
Retta languageLanguage familyPantar–StraitsStraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta1.00infobox
Retta languageLanguage familyStraitsBlagaric: 298–299 Retta1.00infobox
Retta languageLanguage familyBlagaric: 298–299 Retta1.00infobox
Retta languageLanguage familyRetta1.00infobox
Retta languageNative speakers(undated figure of 2000-3000): 1461.00infobox
Retta languageNative toIndonesia1.00infobox
Retta languageRegionAlor Archipelago1.00infobox

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