Saweru language

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.

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)'.

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