The Kolopom languages are a

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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,New Guinea World, Kolopom
/ref> * 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: :

Evolution

Kolopom reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea (pTNG) etyma are: Kimaghana language: *''kura'' ‘leg’ < *k(a,o)ndok *''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
{{Papuan languages Languages of Papua New Guinea Cook River–Kolopom languages