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Torricelli language branch of Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The One or West Wapei languages constitute a branch of the Torricelli language family. They are spoken in north-central Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
One | |
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West Wapei | |
Geographic distribution | north-central Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea |
Linguistic classification | Torricelli
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Subdivisions | |
Glottolog | west2580 |
The Torricelli languages as classified by Foley (2018) |
The following basic vocabulary words are from the Trans-New Guinea database,[2] citing data from Laycock (1968)[3] and SIL (2000):[4]
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. kamóya, komoyo for “bone”) or not (e.g. alfoi, ŋkotelə for “tongue”).
gloss | One, Inebu | Seta | Seti |
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head | selə | sela; sila | səkon |
hair | sila batalayo | ||
ear | tipi | tɩbɩli; təpəli | arpan |
eye | namla | namana; naməna | nəŋka |
nose | suwla | sulu; sülü | sünü |
tooth | nala | nɛla; nelə | neːn |
tongue | alfoi | ngctela; ŋkotelə | ŋkoten |
leg | teu | teu | saten |
louse | munola | təmofəl | təmpofənə |
dog | paːla | balə; paːlə | paːn |
bird | nawra | pəsiapa; pɩsapə | pəlisia |
egg | amu | aːmo; gambu | tənna |
blood | fampwi | soli | soro |
bone | amla | kamóya | komoyo |
skin | plapi | tapeo; tapio | naːni |
breast | nimla | mommo; momo | momo |
tree | silo | si | səno |
man | mana | manə; oma | maŋko |
woman | piːni | bɩni; pin | pəneno |
sky | yebiti | ||
sun | ayre | kebɩli; kepli | koːfəni |
moon | anini | anine; funmo | yinmon |
water | faːla | mi | miː |
fire | niːpi | sakul; sakulu | nep |
stone | taːma | kuləbol; tumala | toːmu |
road, path | plɛn | ||
eat | wune woyuye | ||
two | plale | pəla | pəna |
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