Kolopom languages
| Kolopom | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Kolopom Island, New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Trans–New Guinea
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| Glottolog | kolo1268 |
 Map: The Kolopom languages of New Guinea
The Kolopom languages
Other Trans–New Guinea languages
Other Papuan languages
Austronesian languages
Uninhabited | |
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 Yos Sudarso Island (Kolopom Island).
Languages
The Kolopom languages are,[1]
Phonemes
Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant inventory as follows:[1]
*m *n *p *t *s *k *mb *nd *ndz *ŋg [*w] [*r] [*j] [*ɣ]
*i *u *e *ɵ *o *æ *a
Pronouns
Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns as:[1]
sg pl 1 *n[a/o] *nie 2 *K[a/o] (?) *ŋgie 3 *ep *emDe
Cognates
Cognates among Kolopom languages listed by Evans (2018):[2]
Kolopom family cognates gloss Kimaghama Riantana Ndom Marori stone mɛtɛ mɛtoe mɛtə mɛrɛ / mara cheek cama cəma – sama name nɛ na nar neɣ / naw rope niɛ na nɛɣ naʒ
Evolution
Kolopom reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea (pTNG) etyma are:[3]
- kura ‘leg’ < *k(a,o)ndok[V]
- nome ‘louse’ < *niman
- nanu ‘older sibling’ < *nana(i)
- mu ‘breast’ < *amu
- modo ‘head’ < *mVtVna
- nome ‘louse’ < *niman
References
- ^ a b c New Guinea World, Kolopom
- ^ Evans, Nicholas (2018). "The languages of Southern New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 641–774. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- ^ Pawley, Andrew; Hammarström, Harald (2018). "The Trans New Guinea family". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 21–196. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
External links
- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto–Kolopom