Koneraw
AltnameKonorau
RegionYos Sudarso Island, West New Guinea
Speakers1,200
Date2001
Refe18
FamilycolorPapuan
Fam 1Trans–New Guinea
Fam 2Central & South New Guinea ?
Fam 3Mombum
Iso 3kdw
Glottokone1241
GlottorefnameKoneraw

Koneraw is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken in West New Guinea, Indonesia. It was missed by classifications of Papuan languages until recently, but is clearly close to Mombum.

Bibliography

Word lists
  • Geurtjens, Hendrik. 1933. Marindineesch-Nederlandsch Woordenboek [Marind-Dutch Dictionary]. Bandoeng: Nix. (pages 397–429)
  • Le Roux, C. C. F. M. 1950. De Bergpapoea’s van Nieuw-Guinea en hun Woongebied [The Mountain Papuans of New Guinea and their Habitat]. Vol 2. Leiden: E. J. Brill.