Kaure–Kosare languages

The Kaure–Kosare or Nawa River languages are a small family spoken along the Nawa River in West Papua, near the northern border with Papua New Guinea.However, Kapori and Sause show no particular connection to the Kaure languages, and may be closer to Kwerba.[1] Foley (2018) considers a connection with Trans-New Guinea to be promising, but tentatively leaves Kaure-Kosare out as an independent language family pending further evidence.Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns as:[1] Some lexical reconstructions by Usher (2020) are:[1] The following basic vocabulary words are from Voorhoeve (1971, 1975)[3][4] and other sources, as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database.[5] The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. poka, paka for “moon”) or not (e.g. goklu, huaglüt, kɔro for “ear”).
ISO 639 codeNawa RiverNew GuineaLinguistic classificationKosareISO 639-3GlottologfamilyKapori–Sause languagesKwerbaTrans-New GuineaKaure–Kapori languagesRoss, MalcolmAndrew PawleyPapuan language familiesOk-OksapminAsmat-KamoroPaniai LakesWest BomberaiSomahaiGreater AwyuKayagaricKolopomMaroriPapua New GuineaGogodala-SukiTurama-KikoriKiwaianAwin-PaMadangFinisterre-HuonKainantu-GorokaChimbu-WahgiEnga-Kewa-HuliBosaviEast StricklandKutubuDuna-BogayaPapuan PeninsulaGreater BinandereanMailuanKoiarianGoilalanYarebanKwaleanManubaranNusantaraTimor-Alor-PantarNorth HalmaheraTamboraBird's Head PeninsulaSouth Bird's HeadNuclear South Bird's HeadInanwatan–DuriankereKonda–YahadianEast Bird's HeadNuclear East Bird's HeadHatam–MansimWest Bird's HeadMaybratTanah MerahWestern New GuineaTor-KwerbaLakes PlainBorderEast Cenderawasih BayPauwasiNimboranSentaniMairasiLepki-MurkimSenagiTofanma-NamlaAbinomnBurmesoElsengKapauriKembraMassepBayono-AwbonoUhunduniTorricelliLower Sepik-RamuLower SepikKwomtariLeonhard SchultzeUpper YuatArafundiLeft MayAmto-MusanMarienbergArapeshMaimaiMonumboMiddle SepikNukumaYellow RiverYerakaiUpper SepikWogamusSepik HillLower RamuOttilienMisegianMiddle RamuTamolanAtaitanGulf of PapuaPahoturi RiverElemanOriomoTeberanDoso-TurumsaKomolomYelmek-MaklewDibiyasoKaki AeKamulaKaramiPawaiaPoromePurariBismarck ArchipelagoSolomon IslandsBainingNorth BougainvilleSouth BougainvilleCentral SolomonsButam-TaulilMakolkolRossel IslandYélî DnyeWest PapuanNorthwest PapuanSouth PauwasiEast PapuanSoutheast PapuanPapuan GulfBinanderean–GoilalanArai–SamaiaAsmat–MombumTrans-Fly–Bulaka RiverTrans-FlyDani–KwerbaEast Bird's Head – SentaniKwomtari–FasLeft May – KwomtariTor–Kwerba–NimboranWest Trans–New GuineaWest Papuan HighlandsCentral and South New GuineaCentral West New GuineaEast New Guinea HighlandsYele – West New BritainSepik–RamuIndo-PacificProto-languageProto-Trans–New GuineaPrimary language familiesAfricaAfroasiaticAustronesianKhoe–KwadiNiger–CongoNilo-SaharanSonghayUbangianBangimeSandaweEuropeAustroasiaticChukotko-KamchatkanDravidianEskaleutGreat AndamaneseHmong–MienHurro-UrartianIndo-EuropeanJaponicKartvelianKoreanicKra–DaiMongolicNortheast CaucasianNorthwest CaucasianSino-TibetanTungusicTurkicTyrsenianUralicYeniseianYukaghirDigaroHrusishKho-BwaMijiicPuroikSiangicBasqueBurushaskiElamiteHatticKenaboiKusundaMinoanNihaliRutulianShompenSumerianthe PacificBulaka RiverChimbu–WahgiDemta–SentaniDoso–TurumsaEast Geelvink BayEast New BritainFoja RangeKutubuanLower MamberamoSenu RiverTrans–New GuineaTurama–KikorianAustraliaArnhem/Macro-GunwinyguanBunubanDarwin RegionEastern DalyEastern TasmanianGarawanIwaidjanJarrakanMarrku–WurruguMirndiNorthern TasmanianNortheastern TasmanianNyulnyulanPama–NyunganSouthern DalyTangkicWagaydyicWestern DalyWestern TasmanianWorrorranYangmanicWagimanGiimbiyuMalak-MalakNorthAmericaCaddoanChimakuanChinookanChumashanComecrudanCoosanIroquoianKalapuyanMaiduanMuskogeanNa-DenePalaihnihanPlateau PenutianPomoanSalishanShastanSiouanTanoanTsimshianicUto-AztecanWakashanWintuanYukianYuman–CochimíChimarikoEsselenKutenaiSiuslawTakelmaTimucuaTonkawaWaikuriYokutsMesoamericaChibchanJicaqueanLencanMisumalpanMixe–ZoqueOto-MangueanTequistlatecanTotonacanXincanCuitlatecTarascan/PurépechaSouthAmericaAndoque–UrequenaArauanAraucanianArawakanArutani–SapeAymaranBarbacoanCahuapananCaribanCatacaoanChapacuranCharruanChonanGuaicuruanGuajiboanHarákmbut–KatukinanJirajaranJivaroanKatembri–TarumaMascoianMatacoanNadahupNambikwaranOtomákoanPano-TacananPeba–YaguanQuechuanPiaroa–SalibanTicuna–YuriTimoteanTiniguanTucanoanTupianUru–ChipayaWitotoanYanomamanZamucoanZaparoanBora-WitotoChimuanEsmeralda–YaruroHibito–CholónLule–VilelaMacro-JêTequiraca–CanichanaAikanãAlacalufanCamsáCandoshiChimaneChiquitanoCofánFulniôGuatóHodï/JotiIrantxeItonamaMovimaMura-PirahãPuinaveHuaorani/WaoraniTrumaiUrarinaYamanaYuracaréSignlanguagesBANZSLChineseFrancosignGermanosignIndo-PakistaniJapaneseOriginal ThaiSwedishTanzanianlist of sign languagesConstructed languagesCreolesLanguage isolatesMixed languagesPidginsUnclassified languages