Tamolan languages
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| Tamolan | |
|---|---|
| Guam River | |
| Geographic distribution | Guam River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Ramu
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | tamo1242 |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
The Tamolan languages are a small family of clearly related languages spoken in the region of the Guam River in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Languages
[edit | edit source]The Tamolan languages are:
Kominimung and Igana are said to also be Tamolan languages, but no data has been collected to establish that.
Tamolan is classified among the Ramu languages of northern Papua New Guinea.
Phonemes
[edit | edit source]Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant inventory as follows:[1]
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Nasal *m *n *ŋ Plosive plain *p *t *k prenasalized *ᵐb *ⁿd *ᵑg Affricate *ⁿdz Fricative *s Liquid *w *ɾ *j *ɣ
Vowels are *i *ʉ *u *a.
Pronouns
[edit | edit source]Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns as:[1]
sg du pl 1 *uku *aŋgʉ *ani 2 *un *uŋgʉ *uni 3 *an, *ma ? ?
Plus 1sg object *na.
Proto-Tamolan–Ataitan (Proto-Guam–Moam) is very similar, and nearly identical to Proto-Moam.
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto–Guam River