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Kamberau language

Trans–New Guinea language spoken in Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kamberau or Kamrau is either of two Asmat–Kamoro languages spoken in Kambrau (Kamberau) District, Kaimana Regency, West Papua Province. North Kamberau is also known as Iria, and South Kamberau as Asienara, a name that has been mistakenly used for the related language Buruwai.[2]

NativetoIndonesia
RegionKambrau (Kamberau) District, Kaimana Regency, West Papua Province
Native speakers
(1,600 cited 1993)[1]
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Kamberau
Asienara, Iria
Kamrau
Native toIndonesia
RegionKambrau (Kamberau) District, Kaimana Regency, West Papua Province
Native speakers
(1,600 cited 1993)[1]
Dialects
  • Ira (North Kamberau)
  • Asienara (South Kamberau)
Language codes
ISO 639-3irx
Glottologkamb1302
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