Kwerba | |
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Sasawa | |
Native to | Indonesia |
Region | Sarmi Regency, Papua |
Native speakers | (2,500 cited 1996) [1] |
Foja Range
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
kwe |
Glottolog |
nucl1595 |
Kwerba is a Papuan language of Indonesia. Alternate names are Airmati (Armati), Koassa, Mataweja, Naibedj, Segar Tor, Tekutameso.
Kwerba is spoken in Apiaweti, Aurime, Munukania, Tatsewalem, and Wamariri villages in Sarmi Regency. [2]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
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Plosive | p pʷ | t | tʃ | k kʷ |
Fricative | s | |||
Nasal | m mʷ | n | ɲ | ŋ |
Approximant | w | r | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i | u | |
Near-high | ɪ | ||
Mid-high | e | ə | o |
Mid-low | ɛ | ||
Low | a |
Stress occurs on the penultimate syllable. [3]
Kwerba nominative pronouns as given in Foley (2018): [4]
singular | dual | plural | ||
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1st person | excl | co | nano’ | nino |
incl | na’no | neno | ||
2nd person | am | nono | nom | |
3rd person | iiniim | iinembwano | iinembwa |