Region Papua Glottolog kaur1272 | Native speakers 450 (1995) | |
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Language family Trans–New Guinea ?Kaure ISO 639-3 Either:bpp – Kaurenxu – Narau | ||
Kaure is a Papuan language of West Papua. It is spoken in the villages of Lereh, Harna, Wes, Masta, and Aurina. Narau is either a dialect or a closely related language.
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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 language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA