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Wapei languages

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Branch of the Torricelli language family
Wapei
Wapeic
Geographic
distribution
easternSandaun Province,Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classificationTorricelli
Language codes
Glottologwape1250 (Wapeic)
The Torricelli languages as classified byFoley (2018). Wapei and Palei languages are yellow.

TheWapei languages constitute a branch of theTorricelli language family according to Laycock (1975) (quoted from Foley 2018).Glottolog does not accept this grouping. They are spoken in mountainous regions of easternSandaun Province,Papua New Guinea.

Languages

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Languages are:[citation needed]

Gnau may also belong here.

Pronouns

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Pronouns in Wapei languages are:[1]

Wapei pronouns
ElkeiYauYisAuYilNingil
1skikikixiiyi
2siteyiyitiapay
3selelrənrənxərakanpan
1pkukufukufuxaiwawyou
2pyifeyifiyifiyiɨpiyou
3pelpelrəlrəlxəraralpəram

Vocabulary comparison

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The following basic vocabulary words are from Laycock (1968),[2] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database.[3]

The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g.wupli,wopli,wufliyəx for “sun”) or not (e.g.yipwur,maləx,nəfənək for “nose”).

glossAuDiaElkeiNingilOloSinagenYilYisYau
headfaʔanpalepalauwaʔaluːrupeineariyilülünülü
earnikifmaŋipiməkərməŋkammaməkyapotyampər
eyenaʔanyampaxnaməklüsnapakanapkwutiyanekwuriyaf
noseyipwurmaləxnəfənəkminopoŋkomalkanupuŋkminityuminit
toothyaxasyaŋkənnulponaːnelpənaːkənnakyanətyaːnət
tongueniːnyilwatyuwaŋwaːrnonwaryimyau
legxətxuwətiyeyauorouwaləksuːkiriukiriu
lousenəmkraləxnəmeiləmnəmaŋkarnəmomrarkanamkarkwutəlkwurəl
dognaparapatəpalelfaréːpelepataparasipiːren
birdxouraantəaulonapreinaflenataafəryafrenyafren
eggyinuyilkityülamyuːləkyiləmputawiːləryilipwalilip
bloodamkraamkəomkolniːkritəlüsleŋkanəknawannawe
bonexəmiklakətemiŋelləmeʔiemiolakitanimikkəmienekumialen
skinyilikpawültpauloufaːwaltopopawultapawartərkwafternan
breastnəmmatenimanmaːʔnemermatamaknəmarnumar
treenuːlowənipelluːnəmpeniːpaloːnififnimpip
manmitikteralkitmonolmasinmetenemateiməsinmetfaineruːtil
womanmiteyuːmatalnaʔ aipimoːtonusakeimateikulumwapur
sunwupliwopliwopliwufliyəxeplixahiwuplikwaplikwipli
moonwunkəouyiauniyilonyilaneaunəxəuninoulainuːlai
watertəparniːtipelniːtepewɨnniːtipaltəpal
firesiːyalixwulwalkweliyakəwalkwətiweli
stonexətetalmanəfxəroieraukitayirkranəkrapene
twowikatwiyewiŋewilalwiŋkesfiyəwiyemwiyumwiyəm

References

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  1. ^Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.).The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432.ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
  2. ^Laycock, Donald C. 1968. Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea.Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66.
  3. ^Greenhill, Simon (2016)."TransNewGuinea.org - database of the languages of New Guinea". Retrieved2020-11-05.
  • Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.).The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432.ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
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