Yessan-Mayo

Yessan-Mayo is a Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Yessan-Mayo · 4.2°S 142.6°E

Yessan-Mayo (also known as Yesan, Mayo, and natively known as Yamano) is a Papuan language spoken by 2000 people in Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Maio (4.21379°S 142.675929°E / -4.21379; 142.675929 (Maio)) and Yessan (4.219025°S 142.66658°E / -4.219025; 142.66658 (Yessan)) villages of Yessan ward, Ambunti Rural LLG, East Sepik Province.

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Words in Yessan-Mayo

Meaning	Word	Romanization
person	yen*
name	s3Nkh*
eye	le*
ear	wan*
nose	raNgiy*
tooth	ler*
tongue	thawl3*
hand	let*
blood	n3p*
bone	ya*
skin	wus*
breast	muwkh*
liver	pap*
water	ok
fire	ker*
sun	yabel*
star	so*
stone	pa*
mountain	kwo*
tree	m3*
leaf	take*
night	ner*
dog	wala*
fish	amiyen*
louse	n3y*
one	wuri*
two	p3s*
I	an*
you	ni*
we	nim*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

Most similar languages

Vocabulary

PasiSepik35% alike
MehekSepik29% alike
KwomaSepik20% alike
Mende (Papua New Guinea)Sepik17% alike
KaprimanSepik15% alike
ChenapianSepik14% alike

Grammar

ToaripiEleman85% alike
IatmulNdu84% alike
BolgoAtlantic-Congo83% alike
AmbulasNdu83% alike
MbandjaAtlantic-Congo81% alike
KalamangWest Bomberai81% alike

Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

Nearby languages

Kwoma Ngala Wogamusin Yalaku Ayi (Papua New Guinea)Wagu Chenapian Kwoma-Manambu Pidgin Berinomo Manambu

Elsewhere

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