Moma language

Moma
Kulawi
Native toIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
Native speakers
5,500 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3myl
Glottologmoma1242

Moma (also Kulawi) is an Austronesian language spoken in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Historically, it is derived from the Kaili dialect cluster, but is divergent due to strong influence from Uma.[1][2]

Phonology

The sound inventory of Moma below had been described by Adriani and Esser (1939).[2]

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive plain voiceless p t k ʔ
voiced b d ɟ g
prenasalized voiceless ᵐp ⁿt ᶮc ᵑk
voiced ᵐb ⁿd
Fricative β h
Trill r
Approximant l j
Vowels
Front Back
Close i u
Close-Mid e o
Open a

Like many other languages on Sulawesi, Moma has only open syllables.[3]

Grammar

Moma has the following pronoun sets:[2]

Moma personal pronouns
Independent Enclitic Prefixed Suffixed
First-person singular aku -a ku- -ku
Second-person singular iko -ko nu- -mu
Third-person singular hia -i na- -na
First-person plural (inclusive) kita -ta ta- -ta
First-person plural (exclusive) kami -kami ki- -kami
Second-person plural komi -komi ni- -mi
Third-person plural hira -ra ra- -ra

References

  1. ^ a b Moma at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c Adriani, N.; Esser, S. J. (1939). Koelawische Taalstudie [Kulawi Language Study]. Bibliotheca Celebica, I, II, III (in Dutch). Bandoeng: A. C. Nix. (3 vols).
  3. ^ Sneddon, J. N. (1993). "The Drift Towards Final Open Syllables in Sulawesi Languages". Oceanic Linguistics. 32 (1): 1–44. doi:10.2307/3623095. JSTOR 3623095.

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