The family of Sarmi languages is a subgroup of the Sarmi – Jayapura Bay languages. It consists of 10 language

Language

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s spoken in Papua

Papua (Indonesian province)

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 province of Indonesia

Indonesia

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Anus

Anus language

The A or Korur language, Anus or Korurnus, is an Austronesian language spoken on an island in Jayapura Bay east of the Tor River in Papua province of Indonesia ....

, Bonggo, Liki, Masimasi, Podena, Sobei

Sobei language

Sobei is one of the Sarmi languages spoken in three villages near the district center of Sarmi in Papua province of Indonesia...

, Tarpia, Wakde, Yamna, Yarsun

Sound correspondences

Grace (1971:34-37) published a table of sound correspondences for the Sarmi languages, from which the following forms are gleaned. The languages are arranged from west to east.

Proto Oceanic	Sobei Sobei language Sobei is one of the Sarmi languages spoken in three villages near the district center of Sarmi in Papua province of Indonesia...	Wakde	Masimasi	Anus Anus language The A or Korur language, Anus or Korurnus, is an Austronesian language spoken on an island in Jayapura Bay east of the Tor River in Papua province of Indonesia ....	Bonggo	Tarpia
*api 'fire'	yafu	yafu		yeif	af	yap
} 'nose'	su-	hiu-	si-	su-	sua-	siwi-
*susu 'breast'	sisu-	ihi-			su-	su-
*ranum 'water'	rani	ranu	ranu	dein	dan	dan
*raun 'leaf'	rau	rau	rou	dau	dau	dau
*mapine 'woman'	mefne	mafani		mofin	mofin	mupin
*manuk 'bird'	maninetio	mani	mani	mein	man	man
*pulu 'feather'	fido	firu		firo	fru	puru
*puaq 'fruit'	afo	afu	afo	fowo	fukwa	pawa
*paqoRu 'new'	fefou	afafu		fofou	fieu	pipiu
*patu 'stone'	fati	fati	fati	feit	fiat
*pat 'four'	fau	fau		fau	fau	pau
*tolu 'three'	tou	tou	tour	tou	tor	tor
} 'ear'	tidi-	tiri-	tira-	terne-		tarni-
} 'cry'	-tan	-tan	-tan	-tein		-nsin
*taumataq 'person'	temto	tamturi		timot	tumuat
*kutu 'louse'	kute	witi		kut	kut
*kulit 'skin'	wadi	wari	wiri	keri	kru	kuru
*qone 'sand'	wane	wane	wane	wen	wen	wen
*qasawa 'spouse'	eson	ahun		sawe	sua	tawa