Kaure language

Kaure
Kaure
Region	Papua
Native speakers	(450 cited 1995)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea ? Kaure;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; bpp – Kaure; nxu – Narau
Glottolog	kaur1272
ELP	Kaure; Narau;
	Map: The Kaure, Kapori, and Kosare languages of New Guinea The Kaure, Kapori, and Kosare languages Other Trans–New Guinea languages Other Papuan languages Austronesian languages Uninhabited

Kaure is a Papuan language of West Papua. It is spoken in the villages of Lereh, Harna, Wes, Masta, and Aurina.^[2]^[3] Narau is either a dialect or a closely related language.

Pronouns

Attested pronouns are 1sg wẽ, 2sg hane, 1pl nene. The 2sg form resembles Mek *ka-n, and 1pl resembles Pauwasi numu~nin, but apart from that little can be said.

Kaure–Kapori hypothesis

Voorhoeve (1975) suggested that Kaure was related to Kapori and Kosare, two otherwise unclassified languages. However, subsequent evaluations have not found any significant connections (Rumaropen 2006, Wambaliau 2006).

References

^ Kaure at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Narau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ http://papuaweb.org/bib/hays/loc/KAURE.pdf
^ https://www.ethnologue.com/language/bpp

Benny Rumaropen (2006) "Draft Survey Report on the Kapauri Language of Papua." SIL Electronic Survey Reports.
Theresia Wambaliau (2006) "Draft Laporan Survei pada Bahasa Kosare di Papua, Indonesia." SIL Electronic Survey Reports.

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[e18-1] Kaure at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Narau at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] ttp://papuaweb.org/bib/hays/loc/KAURE.pdf

[3] ttps://www.ethnologue.com/language/bpp

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