Yele
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- Language: Yele
- Alternate names: Yelejong, Rossel, Yela, Yeletnye, Yelidnye, Yélî Dnye
- SIL-code: Ethnologue:yle
- Language family: East-Papuan, Yele-Solomons-New Britain, Yele-Solomons, Yele
- Number of speakers: 3,750
- Script: Latin script
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Introduction
Yele is the language of Rossel island, the easternmost island in the Louisiade Archipelago off the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea.
Verb
Transitive verb: pwââ (break something)
| Citation form | pwââ |
| Punct. imperative | pwaa ngi |
| Punct. prox. past | pwââ/puwâ |
| Punct. remote past | pwââ/puwâ |
| Followed | pwaa wo |
| Continuous | pwaapî |
Transitive verb: pwópu (to break, intransitive)
| Citation form | pwópu |
| Punct. imperative | pwédi! |
| Punct. prox. past | pwópu |
| Punct. remote past | pwaa wo |
| Followed | pwaa wo |
| Continuous | pwópupwópu |
Extrernal links
- Cut and break verbs in Yeli Dnye(approve sites)