Pei
Pei is a Walioic language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Pei (Pai) is a nearly extinct Sepik language spoken in Ambunti Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, Papua-New Guinea. It is spoken in villages such as Hauna (4.33167°S 142.198514°E / -4.33167; 142.198514 (Hauna)) of Ambunti Rural LLG.
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Words in Pei
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | dugur* | |
| ear | hafE* | |
| nose | tousE* | |
| tooth | lifE* | |
| tongue | st3ra* | |
| hand | yalE* | |
| blood | n3bwasi* | |
| bone | hibo* | |
| skin | wafar3gehE* | |
| knee | pa7i* | |
| breast | mbamba* | |
| liver | tebo* | |
| water | gu* | |
| fire | li* | |
| sun | tari* | |
| star | agagipow* | |
| stone | fu* | |
| mountain | asapati* | |
| tree | bi* | |
| leaf | wi* | |
| night | ouhi* | |
| dog | eitei* | |
| fish | ha* | |
| louse | tiro7* | |
| one | gab3geyi* | |
| two | idar3* | |
| I | atareya* | |
| you | mbEtareya* | |
| we | teitareya* | |
| drink | ihara* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Cashibo-CacataiboPano-Tacanan11% alike
- WalioWalioic10% alike
- Eastern MnongAustroasiatic10% alike
- YawiyoWalioic10% alike
- TuwariWalioic10% alike
- MorigiKiwaian9% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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