| Maimai | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | eastern Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Torricelli
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| Glottolog | nucl1590 |
 The Torricelli languages as classified by Foley (2018) | |
The Maimai languages constitute a branch of the Torricelli language family. They are spoken just to the west of Nuku town in eastern Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea (including in Maimai Wanwan Rural LLG).
Pronouns in Maimai languages are:[1]
The following basic vocabulary words are from Laycock (1968),[2] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:[3]
| gloss | Minidien | Heyo | Siliput | Yahang | Beli |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| head | etwun | utüwe | paroŋ | wuntəf | |
| ear | nikiw | rakun | taŋən | raŋkun | ŋətə |
| eye | napə | napelkə | oi | nampəl | satoʔ |
| nose | mohau | luweka | luwet | ruwot | suwopən |
| tooth | panikye | parkita | panəm | paniŋk | niŋo |
| tongue | ləhe | elktife | yansɨ | elaŋkitif | life |
| leg | etiyə | itikya | tiŋ | youpep | papaŋ |
| louse | lumum | hipəp | yaflin | ||
| dog | panə | mpat | pat | mpat | pato |
| bird | pelhin | walfisa | hilít | felfis | walfun |
| egg | waltiye | laʔwo | yilhəf | lawo | lawiyen |
| blood | amkeʔ | wiyefa | wuji | wiyef | kuijwẽ |
| bone | loki | yefa | lokɨ | yefa | loknwẽ |
| skin | kirkeʔ | halipa | purko | halip | noʔoŋ |
| breast | mapi | maka | mayr | may | mapi |
| tree | lowɨ | lowə | lou | lou | lowo |
| man | məsən | mohon | matan | mukun | masən |
| woman | nuka- pyene | nuweteʔ | yukətet | nuwot | sakwoto |
| sun | amwo | fala | olok | fala | watli |
| moon | auniye | onifəʔ | aune | kwonif | waluko |
| water | supɨ | hipelə | sifyer | himpel | ite |
| fire | yakel | yafa | ya | yaʔaf | safi |
| stone | alpɨl; kitampa | paleka | wotə | wətə́f | kalkopo |
| two | yatowiye | oloʔw | wuríkrŋ | kolou | wosoŋ |