Saweru
bahasa Saweru
Saweru is a Yawa-Saweru language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Saweru, or Saweroe, is a Papuan language spoken on Saweru Island offshore of Yapen Island. It is closely related to Yawa, of which it is sometimes considered a dialect.
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Words in Saweru
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yaroa* | |
| name | inatama* | |
| eye | nami* | |
| ear | nama* | |
| nose | nawutu* | |
| tooth | natu* | |
| tongue | nawanana* | |
| hand | nanemu* | |
| blood | mandi* | |
| bone | yai* | |
| skin | kea* | |
| knee | inayobua* | |
| breast | inawam* | |
| liver | nanuanawua* | |
| water | mana* | |
| fire | naona* | |
| sun | uma* | |
| star | awa* | |
| stone | toman* | |
| mountain | unat* | |
| tree | nowao* | |
| leaf | nobawa* | |
| night | mama* | |
| dog | mae* | |
| fish | dian* | |
| louse | emo* | |
| one | baintawe* | |
| two | waidunu* | |
| I | inei* | |
| you | iwei* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- YawaYawa-Saweru30% alike
- BihAustronesian10% alike
- Karkar-YuriPauwasi9% alike
- RadeAustronesian9% alike
- LereAtlantic-Congo9% alike
- Najamba-KindigeDogon9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · sawe1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · swr