The Wapei languages constitute a branch of the
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language family according to Laycock (1975) (quoted from Foley 2018). Glottolog does not accept this grouping. They are spoken in mountainous regions of eastern
Sandaun Province
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Languages
Languages are:
*Alu–Galu:
Alu,
Sinagen
*A.O.E:
Olo,
Elkei,
Au
*Yau–Yis:
Yis,
Yau
*Ningil–Yil:
Yil,
Ningil
*West Palai
erhaps Palei languages Yeri Yeri may refer to:
* Yeri, Cyprus
* Yeri, Tajikistan
*Yeri (singer) (born Kim Ye-rim, 1999), South Korean singer, member of Red Velvet.
*Yery
Yeru or Eru (Ы ы; italics: ''Ы'' ''ы''), usually called Y in modern Russian language, ...
(Yapunda),
Walman
Gnau may also belong here.
Pronouns
Pronouns in Wapei languages are:
:
Vocabulary comparison
The following basic vocabulary words are from Laycock (1968), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database.
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. ''wupli'', ''wopli'', ''wufliyəx'' for “sun”) or not (e.g. ''yipwur'', ''maləx'', ''nəfənək'' for “nose”).
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References
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{{Torricelli languages
Torricelli Range languages
Languages of Sandaun Province