Zorop language explained

Yafi
Nativename:Zorop
States:Indonesia
Region:Western New Guinea

Warlef village, Senggi District, Keerom Regency

Speakers:230
Date:2005
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Papuan
Fam1:Pauwasi
Fam2:East Pauwasi
Iso3:wfg
Glotto:yafi1240
Glottorefname:Yafi

Yafi, also known as Zorop, is an Eastern Pauwasi language of West New Guinea. It is spoken in Warlef village, Senggi District, Keerom Regency.[1]

Basic vocabulary

Below are some basic vocabulary words in Zorop.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indonesia languages . Ethnologue

    Languages of the World

    . 22nd . Eberhard . David M. . Simons . Gary F. . Fennig . Charles D. . 2019 . Dallas . SIL International.
  2. Book: Foley, William A. . Palmer . Bill . 2018. William A. Foley . The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide . The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs . The World of Linguistics . 4 . Berlin . De Gruyter Mouton . 197–432 . 978-3-11-028642-7.