One languages
Torricelli language branch of Papua New Guinea
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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.
Geographic
distributionnorth-central Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
distributionnorth-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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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | west2580 |
The Torricelli languages as classified by Foley (2018) | |
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Vocabulary comparison
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 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