Yafi
Yafi is a Pauwasi language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Yafi, also known as Zorop, is an Eastern Pauwasi language of West New Guinea. It is spoken in Warlef village, Senggi District, Keerom Regency.
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Words in Yafi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | aleph* | |
| name | yEi* | |
| eye | zi* | |
| ear | baiNgE* | |
| nose | meiNgE* | |
| tooth | zurai* | |
| tongue | motalep* | |
| blood | moph* | |
| bone | andrai* | |
| skin | abEi* | |
| knee | agriNgE* | |
| breast | miyam* | |
| liver | zeNgai* | |
| water | yond* | |
| fire | zo* | |
| sun | z3mal* | |
| star | bulolomi* | |
| stone | andol* | |
| mountain | numbui* | |
| tree | varnalE* | |
| leaf | b3wei* | |
| night | sugul* | |
| dog | ondro* | |
| fish | pes* | |
| louse | z3mal* | |
| one | aNgtamb* | |
| two | aNgiyal* | |
| I | nam* | |
| you | am* | |
| we | anigiyap* |
* 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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