Yei
bahasa Yei
Yei is a Yam language spoken in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Yei (Yey, Jei, Je, Yei-Nan) is a Papuan language spoken along the upper reaches of the Maro River, in the Merauke, South Papua, Indonesia. The Upper and Lower Yey dialects are only mutually intelligible with difficulty.
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Words in Yei
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | aneppor* | |
| name | ore* | |
| eye | cur* | |
| ear | darko* | |
| nose | tange* | |
| tooth | baci* | |
| tongue | amar* | |
| hand | soprsopr* | |
| blood | gul* | |
| bone | gor* | |
| skin | ngupar* | |
| knee | summer* | |
| breast | tatto* | |
| liver | ned* | |
| water | kao* | |
| fire | ben* | |
| sun | mir* | |
| star | pungil* | |
| stone | kumu* | |
| mountain | kelmel* | |
| tree | per* | |
| leaf | tyako* | |
| night | neNgu* | |
| dog | dyeu* | |
| fish | der* | |
| louse | nim* | |
| one | nampei* | |
| two | itapai* | |
| I | niwon* | |
| you | bonen* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Mblafe-RánmoYam13% alike
- Smärky KanumYam11% alike
- RemaYam10% alike
- Warta ThuntaiYam10% alike
- Boma YumuAtlantic-Congo10% alike
- ArammbaYam10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · yeii1239 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · jei