Kaure
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A language of Indonesia
Alternate Names
Kaureh, Kaurne
Autonym
Kaureki
User Population
450 (1995 SIL).
Location
Papua province: Aurina, Harna, Lereh, Masta, and Wes villages on Nawa river.
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Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Typology
SOV; postpositions; verb affixes mark number; tense markers; 13 consonants and 5 vowels; tonal (high, high-falling); inclusive/exclusive pronouns.
Language Use
Religious services. Shifted to Papuan Malay [pmy].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1990–1996.


Christian, traditional religion.