Yau (Sandaun Province)
Yau (Sandaun Province) is a Nuclear Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Yau is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Senim village (3.52019°S 142.04211°E / -3.52019; 142.04211 (Senim)) of Tabale ward, East Wapei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province.
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Words in Yau (Sandaun Province)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | rutil* | |
| eye | kwuriyaf* | |
| ear | yamb3r* | |
| nose | minit* | |
| tooth | yanEt* | |
| tongue | yimyau* | |
| hand | kwutis* | |
| blood | nawE* | |
| bone | kumialEn* | |
| skin | ternan* | |
| knee | paumpEp* | |
| breast | numar* | |
| liver | t3fanEn* | |
| water | təpal | |
| fire | wEli* | |
| sun | kwipli* | |
| star | tauru* | |
| stone | krapEnE* | |
| mountain | wuf* | |
| tree | nimbip* | |
| leaf | tan3f* | |
| night | wamgulu* | |
| dog | pirEn* | |
| fish | k3lis* | |
| louse | kwurEl* | |
| one | panbo* | |
| two | wiy3m* | |
| I | ki* | |
| you | yi* | |
| we | kufu* |
* 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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