One languages

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.

One
West Wapei
Geographic distribution	north-central Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classification	Torricelli One
Subdivisions	One Seta Seti
Language codes
Glottolog	west2580
The Torricelli languages as classified by Foley (2018)

Languages

Foley (2018) lists:^[1]

One, Seta, Seti

Vocabulary comparison

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