Siliput
Siliput is a Nuclear Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Siliput, a.k.a. Maimai, is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Seleput village (3.632449°S 142.434278°E / -3.632449; 142.434278 (Seleput)), Mawase Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.
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Words in Siliput
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | was3t* | |
| name | lyaw* | |
| eye | yaviEl* | |
| ear | daN3n* | |
| nose | duwiEt* | |
| tooth | bEn3N* | |
| tongue | yansi* | |
| hand | laN* | |
| blood | wiyi* | |
| bone | lok* | |
| skin | brko* | |
| knee | bioN* | |
| breast | maN* | |
| liver | wEnbiEm* | |
| water | sifyer | |
| fire | ya* | |
| sun | holok* | |
| star | niv3n* | |
| stone | wot3* | |
| mountain | lyav3l* | |
| tree | lou* | |
| leaf | hitap* | |
| night | pon3k* | |
| dog | bat* | |
| fish | woyuk* | |
| one | bokiEv* | |
| two | wrik3n* | |
| I | oy* | |
| you | yik* | |
| we | iyEp* |
* 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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Elsewhere
Glottolog · sili1247 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · mkc