Saweru language
Not to be confused with Yapen languages.
| Saweru | |
|---|---|
| Sarwar Use | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Cenderawasih Bay |
Native speakers | (300 cited 1991)[1] |
|
West Papuan ?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
swr |
| Glottolog |
sawe1240[2] |
Saweru closely related to Yawa of central Yapen Island in Geelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Indonesia, of which it is sometimes considered a dialect. It is spoken on Serui Island just offshore.
References
- ↑ Saweru at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Saweru". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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