Saweru is a

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closely related to Yawa of central

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in Geelvink (Cenderawasih) Bay, Indonesia, of which it is sometimes considered a dialect. It is spoken on

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just offshore. Unlike Yawa, Saweru lacks an inclusive-exclusive distinction for the first person plural pronoun. Saweru has 'we', while Yawa has 'we (exclusive)' and 'we (inclusive)'.

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