The Maluku Islands are often considered to lie on the border of southeast Asia, with Indonesian New Guinea, to the east of the islands, being wholly part of Oceania.
ðə mælˈuːkuː ˈaɪləndz ɑːɹ ˈɔfən kənsˈɪdɚd tə lˈaɪ ɔnðə bˈoːɹdɚɹ ʌv sˈaʊθiːst ˈeɪʒə, wɪð ɪndoʊnˈiːʒən nˈuː ɡˈɪni, tə ðɪ ˈiːst ʌvðɪ ˈaɪləndz, bˌiːɪŋ hˈoʊli pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˌoʊʃɪˈɑːniə.