Saweru, or Saweroe, is a Papuan language spoken on Saweru Island offshore of Yapen Island. It is closely related to Yawa, of which it is sometimes considered a dialect.
Grammar Unlike Yawa, Saweru lacks an inclusive-exclusive distinction for the first person plural pronoun. Saweru has 'we', while Yawa has 'we (exclusive)' and 'we (inclusive)'.
References
Further reading Donohue, Mark n.d. Saweru phonology and orthographic guide. Unpublished ms, Department of Linguistics, The University of Sydney. Donohue, Mark n.d. The variable foot in Saweru. Unpublished ms, Department of Linguistics, The National University of Singapore. Ayeri, Alfons and Mark Donohue. n.d. Yafan (Saweru) Word List. Unpublished ms, University of Sydney.