Warembori

A language of Indonesia

ISO 639: wsa
Alternate Names: Waremboivoro, Warenbori
Population: 620, all users. L1 users: 600 (1998 SIL). L2 users: 20.
Location:: Papua province: Maberamo Raya regency, Bonoi, Poiwai, Tamakuri, and Warembori villages, Mamberamo river mouth west to Manini point.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Lower Mamberamo
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; dual number; word order distinguishes subject, object, indirect object; verb affixes mark person and number; topic (SVO) is for pragmatic salience; 14 consonants and 5 vowels; nontonal; inclusive/exclusive pronouns.
Language Use: Home. Adults only. Shifting to Papuan Malay [pmy]. Also use Indonesian [ind]. Also use Yoke [yki]. Used as L2 by Yoke [yki].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 30% in Indonesian [ind]. Dictionary.
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Papua province: Maberamo Raya regency, Bonoi, Poiwai, Tamakuri, and Warembori villages, Mamberamo river mouth west to Manini point.