Papi
Papi is a language isolate spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it moribund.
An isolate: no relationship to any other known language has been demonstrated.
Papi (Paupe; also known Baiyamo) is an alleged Sepik language spoken in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. Glottolog leaves it unclassified.
It is spoken in the single village of Paupe (4.576892°S 141.961762°E / -4.576892; 141.961762 (Paupe)) in Tunap/Hunstein Rural LLG of East Sepik Province.
From Wikipedia · Papi language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Papi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | san3bu* | |
| eye | s3wneyo* | |
| ear | m3k3napa* | |
| nose | tEnibuku* | |
| tooth | sumunu* | |
| tongue | saheyo* | |
| hand | nusEmE* | |
| blood | tanE* | |
| bone | k3miyo* | |
| skin | pEsiyE* | |
| knee | tus3n3yu* | |
| breast | abiyeyu* | |
| liver | akuru* | |
| water | arukowa* | |
| fire | 3likwu* | |
| sun | anaw* | |
| star | nuwigu* | |
| stone | tapiya* | |
| mountain | makeypaka* | |
| tree | napi* | |
| leaf | s3nipa* | |
| night | tinali* | |
| dog | akabu* | |
| fish | awuwabu* | |
| louse | s3barobu* | |
| one | werinebu* | |
| two | amawuwya* | |
| I | awa* | |
| you | upwo* | |
| we | nasane* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- AmanabBorder8% alike
- KyengaMande8% alike
- Orizaba NahuatlUto-Aztecan8% alike
- Mouk-AriaAustronesian8% alike
- Cypriot ArabicAfro-Asiatic8% alike
- Ta'izzi-Adeni ArabicAfro-Asiatic8% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
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