Yis
Yis is a Nuclear Torricelli language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Yis is a Torricelli language of Papua New Guinea.
From Wikipedia · Yis language · CC BY-SA 4.0
Words in Yis
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mEtfainakambo* | |
| name | naul* | |
| eye | koriEne* | |
| ear | yamtulo* | |
| nose | m3niS* | |
| tooth | yaners* | |
| tongue | yimiao* | |
| hand | kotif* | |
| blood | nawEn* | |
| bone | kumiyEn* | |
| skin | torukwaf* | |
| knee | faobep* | |
| breast | nimars* | |
| liver | nEpil* | |
| water | tipal | |
| fire | weliL* | |
| sun | kobli* | |
| star | kwuLlit* | |
| stone | k3rabune* | |
| mountain | korow* | |
| tree | nibip* | |
| leaf | tEnit* | |
| night | wabgulu* | |
| dog | pire* | |
| fish | kertiyEl* | |
| louse | kuriL* | |
| one | pamboitine* | |
| two | wiy3m* | |
| I | kik3* | |
| you | yiki* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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