• Source: Mawes language

Mawes is an extinct Papuan language of Indonesia.
Usher (2020) proposes that it may be related to the Kwerbic languages. Foley (2018) classifies Mawes as a language isolate, and so does Hammarström (2010). It had 850 native speakers in 2006, but was extinct by 2024.




Pronouns


Pronouns are:




Basic vocabulary


Basic vocabulary of Mawes listed in Foley (2018):

The following basic vocabulary words are from Voorhoeve (1975), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:




Sentences


Of the few sentences that have been documented for Mawes, some example sentences are:: 497–8 




Further reading


Wambaliau, Theresia. 2006. Survey Report on the Mawes Language in Papua, Indonesia. (in Indonesian). Unpublished manuscript. Jayapura: SIL Indonesia.
Hammarström, Harald. 2010. The genetic position of the Mawes language. Paper presented at the Workshop on the Languages of Papua 2. Manokwari, Indonesia, 8–12 February 2010.




References






External links


Rosetta Project: Mawes Swadesh list

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Bahasa Indonesia
• Bahasa Banjar
• Bahasa Bengkulu
• Rumpun bahasa Papua
• Bahasa Melayu Riau
• Bahasa Sunda
• Bahasa Pamona
• Bahasa Melayu Bacan
• Bahasa Batak Mandailing
• Bahasa Tae’
• Mawes language
• Maw language
• Maw
• Mawes
• St Mawes
• MGK (disambiguation)
• Mawer
• Tumak language
• Foja Range languages
• Saint Maudez