Yaqay
Yaqay is an Anim language spoken in Indonesia. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Yaqay (Yakhai, Yaqai, Jakai, Jaqai) is a Papuan language spoken in Indonesia by over 10,000 people. It is also called Mapi or Sohur; dialects are Oba-Miwamon, Nambiomon-Mabur, Bapai.
According to Ethnologue, Yaqay is spoken along the south coast of Mappi Regency, along the Obaa River north to the Gandaimu area.
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Words in Yaqay
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | rade* | |
| name | eke* | |
| eye | kind* | |
| ear | mono* | |
| nose | tamank* | |
| tooth | manger* | |
| tongue | inem* | |
| hand | marap* | |
| blood | kab* | |
| bone | ia* | |
| skin | rumb* | |
| knee | yambu* | |
| breast | abur* | |
| water | mi* | |
| fire | reka* | |
| sun | tapak* | |
| star | mind* | |
| stone | kor* | |
| tree | de* | |
| leaf | iri* | |
| night | rira* | |
| dog | kake* | |
| fish | yank* | |
| louse | nambun* | |
| one | kayagamaere* | |
| two | diakand* | |
| I | anok* | |
| you | ox* | |
| we | indok* | |
| see | madi* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Warkay-BipimAnim23% alike
- MarindAnim20% alike
- KamoroNuclear Trans New Guinea15% alike
- OgbronuagumAtlantic-Congo14% alike
- Kwa SouthAtlantic-Congo13% alike
- SakataAtlantic-Congo13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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