One (also known as Onele and Aunalei) is a Torricelli dialect cluster of West Wapei Rural LLG in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
Languages Glottolog 4.0 lists the following One varieties as separate languages: Southern One Kwamtim One Central-Northern One Inebu One Kabore One Molmo One Northern One
A detailed dialectology of One is described in Crowther's (2001) unpublished honour's thesis.Crowther, Melissa. 2001. All the One language(s): Comparing linguistic and ethnographic definitions of language in New Guinea. BA (Honours) thesis, University of Sydney.
The One dialects are spoken in the following villages and wards of West Wapei Rural LLG, Sandaun Province. Kwamtim One is spoken in Kwamtum () and Kwatim () villages. Inebu One is spoken in Inebu ward (). Kabore One is spoken in Kabore ward (). Molmo One is spoken in Molmo ward (). Northern One is spoken in the villages of Goiniri, Wolwale, Romei, Barera, Karantu, Kalau, Wantipi and Wuguble.
Phonology Molmo One consonants are:
| m || n || |- | p || t || k |- | f || s || |- | w || l || j |- | || r ||
Molmo One vowels are:
| i || ɨ || u |- | e || || o |- | ɛ || a || ɔ
Pronouns Molmo One pronouns:
! !! sg !! du !! pl |- ! 1incl | || mimpla ~ fimpla || mine |- ! 1excl | i || mumpla ~ fumpla || mo |- ! 2 | (y)ine ~ yo || pimpla || pine ~ po |- ! 3 | wine ~ wo || numpla || nine ~ no
Nouns Molmo One nominal plural formatives include:
! gloss !! singular !! plural |- | ‘woman’ || pino || pini |- | ‘wife’ || puli || pulpi |- | ‘flower’ || sula || sulu |- | ‘lizard’ || saunina || saune |- | ‘mosquito’ || unkun || unkle |- | ‘thorn’ || neni || nenine
Further reading Donohue, Mark P. n.d. Lexical categories, complexity and the configurationality split in One. Unpublished manuscript, Department of Linguistics, Monash University.
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