Kemberano language explained

Kemberano
Also Known As:	Weriagar, Barau
States:	West Papua, Indonesia
Region:	Bird's Head Peninsula
Speakers:	2,500 including Dombano (possibly double counting)
Date:	1987
Ref:	e18
Familycolor:	Papuan
Fam1:	Trans–New Guinea?
Fam2:	Berau Gulf
Fam3:	South Bird's Head
Fam4:	Nuclear/East
Fam5:	Kokoda–Arandai
Fam6:	Arandai
Iso3:	bzp
Glotto:	kemb1235
Glottorefname:	Kemberano
Coordinates:	-2.24°N 132.99°W
Pushpin Map:	Indonesia West Papua#Indonesia_Western New Guinea#Indonesia

Kemberano is a Papuan language of the Bird's Head Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia.^[1]

Morphology

Kemberano nouns are required to have the following concord suffixes:^[2]

• –i (masculine nouns)
• –o (feminine nouns)

Examples (from Berry and Berry 1987: 86):

Notes and References

1. Book: Holton . Gary . Klamer . Marian . Palmer . Bill . 2018 . The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide . The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird’s Head . The World of Linguistics . 4 . Berlin . De Gruyter Mouton . 569–640 . 978-3-11-028642-7.
2. Book: Holton . Gary . Klamer . Marian . Palmer . Bill . 2018 . The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide . The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird’s Head . The World of Linguistics . 4 . Berlin . De Gruyter Mouton . 569–640 . 978-3-11-028642-7.