Retta language

Retta
Retta
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Pantar Island
Native speakers	(undated figure of 800)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea ? West Bomberai ? Timor–Alor–Pantar Alor–Pantar Alor West Straits Blagar Retta; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
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

^ Retta at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

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[e17-1] Retta at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

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