Mombum language

Mombum
Mombum
Native to	West New Guinea
Region	Yos Sudarso Island
Native speakers	(250 cited 1993)
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Central & South New Guinea ? Mombum Mombum; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mso
Glottolog	nucl1452
ELP	Mombum

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Mombum, or Kemelom (Komolom), is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken on Yos Sudarso Island (Kolopom Island) in West New Guinea.

Phonology

Mombum phonemic inventory:^[2]

Consonants: b, ᵐb, d, ⁿd, ⁿʤ, ɡ, t, k, f, s, z, ʃ, ɣ, m, n, ŋ, r, l, w, z, j

Vowels: a, e, ɛ , i, o, u, ʏ

References

^ Mombum at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ 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.

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[e18-1] Mombum at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Evans-Southern-2] 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.

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