| One | |
|---|---|
| West Wapei | |
| Geographic distribution | north-central Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Torricelli
|
| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | west2580 |
 The Torricelli languages as classified by Foley (2018) | |
The One or West Wapei languages constitute a branch of the Torricelli language family. They are spoken in north-central Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
The following basic vocabulary words are from the Trans-New Guinea database, [2] citing data from Laycock (1968) [3] and SIL (2000): [4]
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. kamóya, komoyo for “bone”) or not (e.g. alfoi, ŋkotelə for “tongue”).
| gloss | One, Inebu | Seta | Seti |
|---|---|---|---|
| head | selə | sela; sila | səkon |
| hair | sila batalayo | ||
| ear | tipi | tɩbɩli; təpəli | arpan |
| eye | namla | namana; naməna | nəŋka |
| nose | suwla | sulu; sülü | sünü |
| tooth | nala | nɛla; nelə | neːn |
| tongue | alfoi | ngctela; ŋkotelə | ŋkoten |
| leg | teu | teu | saten |
| louse | munola | təmofəl | təmpofənə |
| dog | paːla | balə; paːlə | paːn |
| bird | nawra | pəsiapa; pɩsapə | pəlisia |
| egg | amu | aːmo; gambu | tənna |
| blood | fampwi | soli | soro |
| bone | amla | kamóya | komoyo |
| skin | plapi | tapeo; tapio | naːni |
| breast | nimla | mommo; momo | momo |
| tree | silo | si | səno |
| man | mana | manə; oma | maŋko |
| woman | piːni | bɩni; pin | pəneno |
| sky | yebiti | ||
| sun | ayre | kebɩli; kepli | koːfəni |
| moon | anini | anine; funmo | yinmon |
| water | faːla | mi | miː |
| fire | niːpi | sakul; sakulu | nep |
| stone | taːma | kuləbol; tumala | toːmu |
| road, path | plɛn | ||
| eat | wune woyuye | ||
| two | plale | pəla | pəna |
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