One languages
{{Short description|Torricelli language branch of Papua New Guinea}}
{{Infobox language family
|name = One
|altname = West Wapei
|region = north-central Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
|familycolor = Papuan
|fam1 = Torricelli
|fam2 =
|child1 = One
|child2 = Seta
|child3 = Seti
|glotto = west2580
|glottorefname = West Wapei
|map = Torricelli_languages_map.svg
|mapcaption = The Torricelli languages as classified by Foley (2018)
}}
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.
Languages
Foley (2018) lists:{{cite book |last=Foley |first=William A. |editor1-last=Palmer |editor1-first=Bill |date=2018 |title=The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide |chapter=The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs |series= The World of Linguistics |volume=4 |location=Berlin |publisher=De Gruyter Mouton |pages=197–432 |isbn=978-3-11-028642-7}}
Vocabulary comparison
The following basic vocabulary words are from the Trans-New Guinea database,{{Cite web |url=http://transnewguinea.org/family/torricelli |title=TransNewGuinea.org - database of the languages of New Guinea |last=Greenhill |first=Simon |date=2016 |access-date=2020-11-05}} citing data from Laycock (1968)Laycock, Donald C. 1968. Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea. Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66. and SIL (2000):Summer Institute of Linguistics Language Survey of Seta, 2000.
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. kamóya, komoyo for “bone”) or not (e.g. alfoi, ŋkotelə for “tongue”).
:
| class="wikitable sortable"
! 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 |
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite book |last=Foley |first=William A. |author-link=William A. Foley |editor1-last=Palmer |editor1-first=Bill |date=2018 |title=The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide |chapter=The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs |series= The World of Linguistics |volume=4 |location=Berlin |publisher=De Gruyter Mouton |pages=197–432 |isbn=978-3-11-028642-7}}
{{Torricelli languages}}
Category:Torricelli Range languages
Category:Languages of Sandaun Province
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