Saweru language
Saweru is a Papuan language 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.
| Saweru | |
|---|---|
| Sarwar Use | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Cenderawasih Bay |
Native speakers | (300 cited 1991) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | swr |
| Glottolog | sawe1240 |
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)'.: 553
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