The One or West Wapei languages constitute a branch of the
Torricelli language family. They are spoken in north-central
Sandaun Province
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Languages
Foley (2018) lists:
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One,
Seta
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Seti
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Vocabulary comparison
The following basic vocabulary words are from the Trans-New Guinea database, citing data from Laycock (1968) and SIL (2000):
[Summer Institute of Linguistics Language Survey of Seta, 2000.]
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References
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Torricelli Range languages
Languages of Sandaun Province
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