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Wamesa is an
Austronesian language of
Indonesian New Guinea,
spoken across the neck of the
Doberai Peninsula or Bird's Head.
There are
currently 5,000–8...
- Most of the
languages are only
known from
short word lists, but Biak,
Wamesa, and Wooi are
fairly well attested.
Reconstructions of
subject markers and...
- Moskona, Napiti, Oburauw, Roon, Roswar, Sebyar, Sougb, Soviar, Sumuri,
Wamesa, Warumba, Waruri, Wondama.
Papuan ethnic groups /
tribes in the Indonesian...
- but Buli,
Patani and Taba on Halmahera,
Ambel on Raja Ampat, and Biak,
Wamesa, Wooi, and
Waropen in
Cenderawasih Bay, are
fairly well attested. Traditionally...
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Meoswar Mor
Papuma Patani Pom Roon
Sawai Serui-Laut Taba
Tandia † Wabo
Wamesa Wandamen Waropen Woi Yaur
Yeretuar Yeresiam Kei-Tanimbar
Fordata Kei Onin...
- 795 km2 (307 sq mi). The name
Wandamen or
Wondama comes from the
Austronesian Wamesa language word Won
meaning "people" and Dama
meaning "come", so combined...
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Meoswar Mor
Papuma Patani Pom Roon
Sawai Serui-Laut Taba
Tandia † Wabo
Wamesa Wandamen Waropen Woi Yaur
Yeretuar Yeresiam Kei-Tanimbar
Fordata Kei Onin...
- this
house is
called Mod Aki Aksa in the
Meyah language,
Igkojei by the
Wamesa tribe,
Igmam in the
Hattam language, Tu
Misen in the
Sougb language. The...
- pronouns, the case for the
Austronesian languages of Larike, Tolai, Raga, and
Wamesa. A
minimal example is Nukna,
which has only a
single trial pronoun, nanggula...
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Meoswar Mor
Papuma Patani Pom Roon
Sawai Serui-Laut Taba
Tandia † Wabo
Wamesa Wandamen Waropen Woi Yaur
Yeretuar Yeresiam Kei-Tanimbar
Fordata Kei Onin...
