The Wapei languages constitute a branch of the Torricelli language family according to Laycock (1975) (quoted from Foley 2018). Glottolog does not accept this grouping. They are spoken in mountainous regions of eastern Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
Languages are:
Gnau may also belong here.
Pronouns in Wapei languages are:
The following basic vocabulary words are from Laycock (1968), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database.
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. wupli, wopli, wufliyÃÂx for âÂÂsunâÂÂ) or not (e.g. yipwur, malÃÂx, nÃÂfÃÂnÃÂk for âÂÂnoseâÂÂ).