Southern Yelmek
bahasa Jab
Southern Yelmek is a Bulaka River language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Yelmek, also rendered Jelmek or Jelmik, is a language of the proposed Trans-Fly – Bulaka River family in West Papua.
Yelmek is spoken west of Merauke Regency, between the Digul River and Mbian River. Notable villages are (from north to south) Wanam Village on the Wanam River and Bibikem in Ilwayab District; Woboyo and Dodalim (Dudaling) Village in Tubang District. In the same district, related Maklew is spoken in Welbuti Village.
The Wanam variety might be a distinct language.
From Wikipedia · Yelmek language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Southern Yelmek
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | omgo* | |
| name | Nadel* | |
| eye | opo* | |
| ear | oida* | |
| nose | bume* | |
| tooth | kel* | |
| tongue | naple* | |
| hand | wai* | |
| blood | elweke* | |
| bone | pu* | |
| skin | ge* | |
| knee | ew* | |
| breast | momo* | |
| water | yu* | |
| fire | ete* | |
| sun | alemu* | |
| star | opaZo* | |
| stone | mata* | |
| mountain | womal* | |
| tree | doyo* | |
| leaf | op* | |
| night | wi* | |
| dog | num* | |
| fish | dem* | |
| louse | dobna* | |
| one | Nklala* | |
| two | ina* | |
| I | Nel* | |
| you | al* | |
| we | Nag* |
* 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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