Saweru language

Not to be confused with Yapen languages (Austronesian).

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)[1]
Language family	West Papuan ? Yawan Saweru
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)'.^[2]: 553