Mawes language

Mawes is a recently extinct Papuan language of Indonesia.
Usher proposes that it may be related to the Kwerbic languages. Foley classifies Mawes as a language isolate, and so does Hammarström. It had 850 native speakers in 2006, but was extinct by 2024.

Pronouns

Pronouns are:

Basic vocabulary

Basic vocabulary of Mawes listed in Foley :
The following basic vocabulary words are from Voorhoeve, as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:

Sentences

Of the few sentences that have been documented for Mawes, some example sentences are: