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Kwerba Languages
The half dozen Kwerba languages form a small language family spoken in Papua Province, Indonesia. Languages The languages are, *Bagusa language, Bagusa *Kauwera language, Kauwera (Kaowerawedj) *Kwerba language, Kwerba (Sasawa, Air Mati) *Kwerba Mamberamo language, Kwerba Mamberamo (Nopuk) *Trimuris language, Trimuris References External links * Timothy Usher, New Guinea WorldKwerba {{Papuan languages Kwerba languages, Languages of Indonesia Kwerbic languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papua Province
Papua is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west. It roughly follows the borders of the Papuan customary region of Tabi Saireri, and is divided into eight regencies () and one city (''kota''), the latter being the provincial capital of Jayapura. It is bordered by the nation of Papua New Guinea to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the north, Cenderawasih Bay to the west, and the provinces of Central Papua and Highland Papua to the south. The province also shares maritime boundaries with Palau in the Pacific. Papua, along with the five other Papuan provinces, has a higher degree of autonomy level compared to other Indonesian provinces. Before 2003, the province (known as Irian Barat from 1962 to 1973 and Irian Jaya from 1973 to 2002) covered the entirety of Western New Guinea, a region also known as "Papua". In 2002, Papua adopted its current name and was granted a special autono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
