Warembori
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A language of Indonesia
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Waremboivoro, Warenbori
Population
600 (1998 SIL). L2 users: 20.
Location
Papua Province, north coast, Mamberamo river mouth and west to Poiwai, Warembori, Tamakuri, and Bonoi villages.
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Language Status
7 (Shifting).
Classification
Dialects
Bonoi Buroro. Lexical similarity: 33% with Yoke [yki]. 30% Austronesian vocabulary.
Typology
Typology resembles Austronesian: SVO; prepositions; genitives before noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives after noun heads; 1 prefix, 6 or more suffixes on a word; word order distinguishes subject, object, indirect object; topic (SVO) is for pragmatic salience; CV; nontonal.
Language Use
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 30% in Indonesian. Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources
Traditional religion, Christian.