Pouye
Pouye is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Pouye (Bouye) is a language spoken in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea, by a thousand people, and growing. It is spoken in the seven villages of Bulawa (3.665801°S 142.014408°E / -3.665801; 142.014408 (Bulwo)), Kiliauto, Komtin, Maurom (3.683154°S 141.847269°E / -3.683154; 141.847269 (Maurom)), Wokien (3.697824°S 141.957815°E / -3.697824; 141.957815 (Wokien)), Wulme, and Yukilau (3.678344°S 141.925477°E / -3.678344; 141.925477 (Yiklau)), which are mostly located within East Wapei Rural LLG.
A grammar of the Pouye language is published here:
https://www.sil.org/resources/archives/62023
From Wikipedia · Pouye language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Pouye
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | rEm3* | |
| eye | nowEt3* | |
| ear | mEtilEk3* | |
| nose | wElEk3* | |
| tooth | pilEk3* | |
| tongue | lElEpi* | |
| hand | yil3* | |
| blood | now3r* | |
| bone | lEk3* | |
| skin | yey* | |
| knee | lEl3pEm* | |
| breast | miy* | |
| liver | wEu* | |
| water | you | |
| fire | tEp3* | |
| sun | mEy* | |
| star | wEwEn3* | |
| stone | t3l* | |
| mountain | EpkEi* | |
| tree | tEw* | |
| leaf | ti* | |
| night | am3kwi* | |
| dog | Ewkw3* | |
| fish | al* | |
| louse | n3pikEm* | |
| one | tuwE* | |
| two | yik3r* | |
| I | wEn* | |
| you | yin* | |
| we | nEm* |
* 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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