Kapauri–Sause languages

The Kapauri–Sause (Kapori–Sause) languages form a small language family spoken along the middle Taritatu River in the Jayapura Regency of Papua, Indonesia.

They are two languages, Kapauri (Kapori) and Sause, which are not particularly close.

However, they show no particular affiliation, and Kapauri appears to be closer to Kwerba.

Usher demonstrated a connection instead with another erstwhile isolate, Sause, together forming a branch of Kwerbic.

Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant inventory as follows.