Urim languages
Branch of the Torricelli language family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Urim languages constitute a branch of the Torricelli language family. They are spoken in East Sepik Province, in areas bordering the northeastern corner of Sandaun Province.
| Urim | |
|---|---|
| Kombio | |
| Geographic distribution | East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Torricelli
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | mari1433 |
The Torricelli languages as classified by Foley (2018) | |
Languages
Vocabulary comparison
The following basic vocabulary words are from Laycock (1968),[2] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:[3]
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. neːp, nihip for “leg”) or not (e.g. ləŋkəp, ntoh, emen for “head”).
| gloss | Urim | Urat | Torricelli |
|---|---|---|---|
| head | ləŋkəp | ntoh | emen |
| ear | nurkul | kwin | wolep |
| eye | iːkŋ | ampep | yempit |
| nose | ləmp | muhroŋ | wujipen |
| tooth | eːk | asep | nal |
| tongue | milip | yaŋklou | |
| leg | neːp | nihip | araiʔ |
| louse | nəmin | ompik | numuk |
| dog | nəmpa | pwat | yimpeu |
| bird | wel | antet | elip |
| egg | haləmpar | yimpwonən | |
| blood | waləmpop | wim | yalkup |
| bone | təpmuŋkut | lupuŋ | ləp |
| skin | palək | yahreik | alou |
| breast | maː | ampreip | yimep |
| tree | yoː | lou | lu |
| man | kəmel | mik | eiŋ |
| woman | kiːn | tuwei | injik |
| sun | takəni | nai | awən |
| moon | kanyil | wantihi | iyén |
| water | huw | pənip | wop |
| fire | waːkŋ | nih | yotou |
| stone | weit | yah | əntoʔ |
| two | weːk | hoi | wiyeu |
References
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