Saweru language

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Saweru
Sarwar Use
Native to Indonesia
Region Cenderawasih Bay
Native speakers 300  (1991)
Language family
West Papuan ?
Language codes
ISO 639-3 swr

Saweru 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.

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