- Source: Kolopom languages
The Kolopom languages are a family of Trans–New Guinea languages in the classifications of Stephen Wurm (1975) and of Malcolm Ross (2005). Along with the Mombum languages, they are the languages spoken on Kolepom Island (Yos Sudarso Island) in South Papua, Indonesia.
Languages
The Kolopom languages are:
Central Kolopom: Kimaama (Kimaghama), Riantana
Ndom
Moraori
Proto-language
= Phonemes
=Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant inventory as follows:
= Pronouns
=Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns as:
= Basic vocabulary
=Some lexical reconstructions by Usher (2020) are:
Cognates
Cognates among Kolopom languages listed by Evans (2018):
Vocabulary comparison
The following basic vocabulary words are from McElhanon & Voorhoeve (1970) and Voorhoeve (1975), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. mete, meːt, metö for “stone”) or not (e.g. tuakwo, reːt, modo for “head”).
Evolution
Kolopom reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea (pTNG) etyma are:
Kimaghana language:
kura ‘leg’ < *k(a,o)ndok[V]
nome ‘louse’ < *niman
nanu ‘older sibling’ < *nana(i)
Riantana language:
mu ‘breast’ < *amu
modo ‘head’ < *mVtVna
nome ‘louse’ < *niman
References
External links
Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto–Kolopom
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Rumpun bahasa Kolopom
- Bahasa Morori
- Rumpun bahasa Trans-Nugini
- Suku Marori
- Kolopom languages
- Yos Sudarso Island
- Morori language
- Tonda languages
- Mombum languages
- Mombum language
- Ndom language
- Riantana language
- Trans–New Guinea languages
- Indonesian language
