Saweru language

Saweru
Saweroe
Sarwar Use
Native to	Indonesia
Region	Cenderawasih Bay
Native speakers	(300 cited 1991) [1]
Language family	West Papuan  ? Yawan Saweru
Language codes
ISO 639-3	swr
Glottolog	sawe1240

Saweru, or Saweroe, is a Papuan language spoken on Serui Island offshore of Yapen Island. It is closely related to Yawa, of which it is sometimes considered a dialect.

Grammar

Unlike Yawa, Saweru lacks an inclusive-exclusive distinction for the first person plural pronoun. Saweru has amai 'we', while Yawa has ream 'we (exclusive)' and wam 'we (inclusive)'. ^{[2] : 553}

References

1. Saweru at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 433–568. ISBN   978-3-11-028642-7.

Further reading

• Donohue, Mark n.d. Saweru phonology and orthographic guide. Unpublished ms, Department of Linguistics, The University of Sydney.
• Donohue, Mark n.d. The variable foot in Saweru. Unpublished ms, Department of Linguistics, The National University of Singapore.
• Ayeri, Alfons and Mark Donohue. n.d. Yafan (Saweru) Word List. Unpublished ms, University of Sydney.