Yafi, also known as Zorop, is an Eastern Pauwasi language of West New Guinea. It is spoken in Warlef village, Senggi District, Keerom Regency.[2]
| Yafi | |
|---|---|
| Zorop | |
| Native to | Indonesia |
| Region | Western New Guinea: Warlef village, Senggi District, Keerom Regency |
Native speakers | 230 (2005)[1] |
Pauwasi
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wfg |
| Glottolog | yafi1240 |
| ELP | Yafi |
Basic vocabulary
editBelow are some basic vocabulary words in Zorop.[3]
Zorop basic vocabulary gloss Zorop ‘I’ nam ‘you (sg)’ nem ‘we’ nim ‘belly’ yalək ‘bird’ awe ‘black’ seŋgəri ‘blood’ mob ‘breast’ muam ‘come’ kwalopai ‘eat’ fer- ‘eye’ ji ‘foot’ fuŋi ‘give’ tipi ‘good’ kiap ‘hand’ jae ‘head’ məndai ‘hear’ fau ‘house’ nab ‘louse’ yemar ‘man’ Arab ‘mosquito’ yəŋkar ‘name’ jei ‘road’ mai ‘root’ fiŋgu ‘sand’ gərək ‘tooth’ jurai ‘tree’ war ‘water’ jewek ‘who’ waunap ‘one’ aŋgətəwam ‘two’ anəŋgar
References
edit- ^ Yafi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
- ^ Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.