The Palei languages constitute a branch of the
Torricelli Torricelli may refer to:
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language family according to Laycock (1975) (quoted from Foley 2018). They are spoken in mountainous regions of eastern
Sandaun Province
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,
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.
Languages
Languages are:
*Palai
**Nuclear Palai
***
Braget,
Amol
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(Aru),
Aruop (Srenge)
***
Aiku (Yangum),
Ambrak
**West Palai
***
Agi,
Yeri Yeri may refer to:
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*Yery
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(Yapunda)
erhaps a Wapei language***?
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Kayik (Wanap)
Nambi (Nabi) = Metan may also belong here, or may be one of the
Maimai languages
The Maimai languages constitute a branch of the Torricelli languages, Torricelli language family. They are spoken just to the west of Nuku, Papua New Guinea, Nuku town in eastern Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea (including in Maimai Wanwan Rura ...
, or separate within the Torricelli languages.
Pronouns
Pronouns in Palei languages are:
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Vocabulary comparison
The following basic vocabulary words are from Laycock (1968), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database.
Nabi words are from Laycock (1968) and Voorhoeve (1971, 1975).
[Voorhoeve, C.L. "Miscellaneous Notes on Languages in West Irian, New Guinea". In Dutton, T., Voorhoeve, C. and Wurm, S.A. editors, ''Papers in New Guinea Linguistics'' No. 14. A-28:47-114. Pacific Linguistics, The Australian National University, 1971. ]
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. ''yimunə'', ''yimukun'' for “louse”) or not (e.g. ''muᶇkwalnta'', ''yaŋkole'' for “ear”).
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References
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{{Torricelli languages
Torricelli Range languages
Languages of Sandaun Province