Isirawa language
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Isirawa language
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Isirawa is a Papuan language spoken by about two thousand people on the north coast of Papua province, Indonesia. It's a local trade language, and use is vigorous. Stephen Wurm (1975) linked it to the Kwerba languages within the Trans–New Guinea family, and it does share about 20% of its vocabulary with neighboring Kwerba languages. However, based on its pronouns, Malcolm Ross (2005) felt he could not substantiate such a link, and left it as a language isolate. The pronouns are not, however, dis
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Kwerbic language spoken in Indonesia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isirawa_language
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2022-08-15T00:26:58Z
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