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Saweru language
Language in Papua From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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
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