The Sumeri language, Sumerine, one of two Papuan languages known as Tanah Merah, is spoken on the Bomberai Peninsula by perhaps a thousand people. It forms an independent branch of the Trans–New Guinea family in the classification of Malcolm Ross (2005). It has also been linked to the Mairasi languages, but those do not share the TNG pronouns of Sumeri. The pronouns are:There are no 3rd-person personal pronouns, only demonstratives.