Elkei
Elkei is a Nuclear Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Elkei (Olkoi) is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Elkei
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | matal | |
| person | yimoroyaire* | |
| ear | Nipi* | |
| tooth | nulpo* | |
| tongue | yuwaN* | |
| hand | yisi* | |
| blood | omgol* | |
| bone | EmiNEl* | |
| skin | paulou* | |
| knee | yEpi* | |
| breast | niman* | |
| liver | albil* | |
| water | tipel | |
| fire | wul* | |
| sun | wopli* | |
| star | taurul* | |
| stone | yilEl* | |
| mountain | napom* | |
| tree | nipEl* | |
| leaf | tuwo* | |
| night | moplu* | |
| dog | palel* | |
| fish | nil* | |
| louse | n3meilem* | |
| one | lisE* | |
| two | wiNE* | |
| I | ki* | |
| you | ite* | |
| we | ku* | |
| drink | atou* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · elke1240 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · elk