One languages

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
West Wapei
Geographic
distribution
north-central Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classificationTorricelli
  • One
Subdivisions
Glottologwest2580
The Torricelli languages as classified by Foley (2018)

Languages

Foley (2018) lists:[1]

One, Seta, Seti

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]

glossOne, InebuSetaSeti
head seləsela; silasəkon
hair sila batalayo
ear tipitɩbɩli; təpəliarpan
eye namlanamana; namənanəŋka
nose suwlasulu; sülüsünü
tooth nalanɛla; neləneːn
tongue alfoingctela; ŋkoteləŋkoten
leg teuteusaten
louse munolatəmofəltəmpofənə
dog paːlabalə; paːləpaːn
bird nawrapəsiapa; pɩsapəpəlisia
egg amuaːmo; gambutənna
blood fampwisolisoro
bone amlakamóyakomoyo
skin plapitapeo; tapionaːni
breast nimlamommo; momomomo
tree silosisəno
man manamanə; omamaŋko
woman piːnibɩni; pinpəneno
sky yebiti
sun ayrekebɩli; keplikoːfəni
moon aninianine; funmoyinmon
water faːlamimiː
fire niːpisakul; sakulunep
stone taːmakuləbol; tumalatoːmu
road, path plɛn
eat wune woyuye
two plalepəlapəna

References

  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. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
  2. Greenhill, Simon (2016). "TransNewGuinea.org - database of the languages of New Guinea". Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  3. Laycock, Donald C. 1968. Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea. Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66.
  4. Summer Institute of Linguistics Language Survey of Seta, 2000.
  • 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. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.


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