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Kolopom Languages
The Kolopom languages are a language family, family of Trans–New Guinea languages in the classifications of Stephen Wurm (1975) and of Malcolm Ross (linguist), 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 language, Kimaama (Kimaghama), Riantana language, Riantana *Ndom language, Ndom *Moraori language, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolepom Island
Kolepom Island or Pulau Yos Sudarso is an island separated by the narrow Muli Strait from the main island of New Guinea. It is part of the Merauke Regency, in the Indonesian province of South Papua. The island is leaf-shaped, about long with an area of . It was known as Frederik Hendrik Island until 1963. Local and alternative names of the island include Dolok and Kimaam. This is the 11th List of islands by area, largest island in Indonesia. With about 11,000 inhabitants, the island's population density is less than . The native population speaks Kolopom languages, including Kimaghima language, Kimaghima, Ndom language, Ndom, and Riantana language, Riantana/Kimaan. Communities on the island include Kaba, Kimaan, Kladar, Pembre, Wan, and Yomuka.Yos Sudarso Island at GeoFact of the Day, August 21, 2015. Kimaan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ndom Language
Ndom is a language spoken on Yos Sudarso Island in Papua province, Indonesia. It is reported to use a senary A senary () numeral system (also known as base-6, heximal, or seximal) has 6, six as its radix, base. It has been adopted independently by a small number of cultures. Like the decimal base 10, the base is a semiprime, though it is unique as the p ... (base 6) numbering system, with a problem from the 2007 International Linguistics Olympiad focusing on it. International Linguistics Olympiad 2007. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolopom Languages
The Kolopom languages are a language family, family of Trans–New Guinea languages in the classifications of Stephen Wurm (1975) and of Malcolm Ross (linguist), 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 language, Kimaama (Kimaghama), Riantana language, Riantana *Ndom language, Ndom *Moraori language, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiktionary
Wiktionary (, ; , ; rhyming with "dictionary") is a multilingual, web-based project to create a free content dictionary of terms (including words, phrases, proverbs, linguistic reconstructions, etc.) in all natural languages and in a number of artificial languages. These entries may contain definitions, images for illustration, pronunciations, etymologies, inflections, usage examples, quotations, related terms, and translations of terms into other languages, among other features. It is collaboratively edited via a wiki. Its name is a portmanteau of the words ''wiki'' and ''dictionary''. It is available in languages and in Simple English. Like its sister project Wikipedia, Wiktionary is run by the Wikimedia Foundation, and is written collaboratively by volunteers, dubbed "Wiktionarians". Its wiki software, MediaWiki, allows almost anyone with access to the website to create and edit entries. Because Wiktionary is not limited by print space considerations, most of Wiktiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimaghana Language
Kimaama, or Kimaghama, is a language spoken on Yos Sudarso Island in Papua province, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, .... Phonology Grammar Kimaghama has isolating morphology. References Languages of Papua New Guinea Kolopom languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morori Language
Morori (Marori, Moaraeri, Moraori, Morari) is a moribund Papuan language of the Kolopom branch of the Trans–New Guinea family. It is separated from the other Kolopom languages by the intrusive Marind family. All speakers use Papuan Malay Papuan Malay or Irian Malay is a Malay-based creole, Malay-based creole language spoken in the Papua (Indonesia), Indonesian part of New Guinea. It emerged as a contact language among tribes in Indonesian New Guinea (now Papua (Indonesian provin ... or Indonesian as L2, and many know Marind. A dialect extinct in 1997, Menge, is remembered from ceremonial use. Marori is spoken in Kampung Wasur, which in 2010 had 413 people (98 families) total and 119 Marori people (52 Marori families). Phonology Marori has 22 consonants and 6 vowels, which are: ;Vowels: i, e, æ, a, o, u On the other hand, the majority of Trans-New Guinea languages usually have around 10–15 consonants. Pronouns Pronouns, but little else, connect it to TNG: : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimaghama Language
Kimaama, or Kimaghama, is a language spoken on Yos Sudarso Island in Papua province, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, .... Phonology Grammar Kimaghama has isolating morphology. References Languages of Papua New Guinea Kolopom languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moraori Language
Morori (Marori, Moaraeri, Moraori, Morari) is a moribund Papuan language of the Kolopom branch of the Trans–New Guinea family. It is separated from the other Kolopom languages by the intrusive Marind family. All speakers use Papuan Malay Papuan Malay or Irian Malay is a Malay-based creole, Malay-based creole language spoken in the Papua (Indonesia), Indonesian part of New Guinea. It emerged as a contact language among tribes in Indonesian New Guinea (now Papua (Indonesian provin ... or Indonesian as L2, and many know Marind. A dialect extinct in 1997, Menge, is remembered from ceremonial use. Marori is spoken in Kampung Wasur, which in 2010 had 413 people (98 families) total and 119 Marori people (52 Marori families). Phonology Marori has 22 consonants and 6 vowels, which are: ;Vowels: i, e, æ, a, o, u On the other hand, the majority of Trans-New Guinea languages usually have around 10–15 consonants. Pronouns Pronouns, but little else, connect it to TNG: : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riantana Language
Riantana, or Kimaam, is a language spoken on Yos Sudarso Island in Papua province, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, .... Phonology Riantana phonemic inventory: References Languages of Papua New Guinea Kolopom languages {{papuan-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Papua
South Papua, officially the South Papua Province (), is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province located in the southern portion of Western New Guinea, Papua, following the borders of the Papuan customary region of Anim Ha. Formally established on 25 July 2022 and including the four most southern regencies that were previously part of the province of Papua (province), Papua and before 11 December 2002 had been a single larger Merauke Regency, it covers a land area of 117,849.16 km2, about the same area as Pennsylvania (or 90% of that of England). This area had a population of 513,617 at the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. while the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 542,075 (281,466 males and 260,609 females),Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Provinsi Papua Selatan Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.93) making it the least populous province in Indonesia. It shares land borders with the separate nation of Papua New Guinea to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
