Salt-Yui
Salt-Yui is a Nuclear Trans New Guinea language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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Salt, or Yui, is a Trans–New Guinea language of Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Words in Salt-Yui
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | yal* | |
| hand | ana* | |
| skin | gang* | |
| water | nir* | |
| fire | endo* | |
| sun | ari* | |
| stone | hulu* | |
| mountain | hul* | |
| tree | er* | |
| leaf | aulu* | |
| night | ponpan* | |
| dog | awi* | |
| one | tani* | |
| two | sutani* | |
| I | na* | |
| you | ni* | |
| we | na* | |
| see | han* | |
| hear | pim* | |
| die | gol* | |
| come | wi* | |
| path | hol* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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