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Kaure is a Papuan language of West Papua. It is spoken in the villages of Lereh, Harna, Wes, Masta, and Aurina.[2][3]
Narau is either a dialect or a closely related language. It is known from a short word list in Giël (1959).[4] Texts include Auri et al. (1991).[5]
The Kaure consonants are:[6]: 456
The Kaure vowels are:[6]: 456
Like the Lakes Plain languages, Kaure is a tonal language. There are two tones, namely high and low.[6]: 456
Monosyllabic minimal pairs showing phonemic tone contrast include:
In multisyllabic words, only one stressed syllable carries full tone contrasts, while the other syllables are "neutral" or toneless.[6]: 456
Multisyllabic minimal sets include:
Attested pronouns are 1sg wẽ, 2sg hane, 1pl nene. The 2sg form resembles Mek *ka-n, and 1pl resembles Pauwasi numu~nin, but apart from that little can be said.
Kaure pronouns listed by Foley (2018) are:[6]
Kaure pronouns are not specified for number, just like in Nimboran.[6]
Voorhoeve (1975) suggested that Kaure was related to Kapori and Kosare, two otherwise unclassified languages. However, subsequent evaluations have not found any significant connections (Rumaropen 2006, Wambaliau 2006).