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Isirawa

A language of Indonesia (Papua)

ISO 639-3: srl

Population	1,800 (2000 S. Wurm).
Region	Jayapura, north coast, Sarmi area and west, Mararena, Kamenawari, Amsira, Siaratesa, Perkami, Martewar, Arsania, Nisero, Arabais, Webro, Wari, Nuerawar, Waim villages.
Language map	Indonesia, Eastern Papua, reference number 174
Alternate names	Okwasar, Saberi, Saweri
Dialects	Western Isirawa, Eastern Isirawa. Similar to Kwerba [kwe]. Dialects very similar.
Classification	Tor-Kwerba, Greater Kwerba, Isirawa
Language use	Trade language. Vigorous.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. NT: 2005.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Fishermen; agriculturalists. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Erickson, Carol J. 1976. "Isirawa kinship and exchange marriage."

Erickson, Carol J. 1976. "New ideas for pre-reading: An ‘A-C-E’ book in the Isirawa language."

Erickson, Carol J. 1981. "A pragmatic account of Isirawa narrations."

Erickson, Carol J. 1981. "Spirit alliance and possession among the Isirawa."

Erickson, Carol J. and Evelyn G. Pike. 1976. "Semantic and grammatical structures in an Isirawa narrative."

Kalmbacher, Carol. 1983. "Came, female cannibal culture hero."

Oguri, Hiroko and Anne M. Cochran. 1976. "Complexity in Isirawa verbs."

Oguri, Hiroko and Carol J. Erickson. 1975. "A tentative phonology of Isirawa."

Oguri, Hiroko. 1976. "Form and meaning in the Isirawa noun phrase."

Oguri, Hiroko. 1983. "The music of the Isirawa."

Oguri, Hiroko. 1985. "Isirawa clauses."

Oguri, Hiroko. 1985. "Main verb forms in Isirawa narratives."

Oguri, Hiroko. 1986. "Adversative relations in Isirawa narrative discourse."

Sterner, Joyce K. 1994. "Why analyze folktales? or what Came the female cannibal taught me."

Suharno, Ignatius and Kenneth L. Pike, editors. 1976. From Baudi to Indonesian.

Vernacular Publications

Anii rarara ma vo mare wasi 1. 1984.

Anii rarara ma vo mare wasi 3. 1986.

Anii rarara ma vo mare wasi 4. 1985.

Asiimoaii viiv rarara 1. 1990.

Asiimoaii viiv rarara 2. 1990.

Asiimoaii viiv rarara 3. 1990.

Asïmoaï vïv rarara 1. 2001.

Asïmoaï vïv rarara 2. 2001.

Asïmoaï vïv rarara 3. 2001.

Dauta sana momoeräsa (Daud kena luka borok). 2001.

Etav makäna = Kebun ibu eta (Eta's garden). 2002.

Isirawa rarara = Percakapan-percakapan dalam bahasa Isirawa = Isirawa conversations. [1979].

Isirawa viiv tiitiina. 1979.

Kera, sinanie = Pelajaran bagi si kera. 2002.

Malaria = Malaria. 2002.

Markusav täten kekerana = Merokok berbahaya bagi kesehatan. 2002.

Näfa seseikrï rarara = Tokok sagu. 2003.

Nie noma = Demam. 2003.

Ono ware pe ra anamoia = Awan putih kecil. 2004.

Peven ne tosaaunaoofa. 1979.

Tïra tapïnana namdura 1 = Namdur si anak yatim bagian 1. 2002.

Tïra tapïnana namdura 2 (Namdur si anak yatim bagian 2). 2002.

Tïra tapïnana namdura 3 = Namdur si anak yatim bagian 3. 2002.

Tïra tapïnana namdura 4 (Namdur si anak yatim bagian 4). 2002.

Tïra tapïnana namdura 5 (Namdur si anak yatim bagian 5). 2002.

U vase penpaamoaiitona. 1979.

Ununu = Lalat. 2003.

Waripu (Menceret). 2001.

Wepï maï ef wre sawani = Dug-dug si babi hutan. 2001.

Yusupe AIDSA taïa so kekerana = Yusuf mati karena AIDS. 2005.