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.
Tamolan | |
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Guam River | |
Geographic distribution | Guam River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
Linguistic classification | Ramu
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Glottolog | tamo1242 |
Languages
The Tamolan languages are:
- Inapang (dialect continuum)
- Midsivindi
- Itutang (Isarikan)
- Yigavesakama
- Chini–Iski
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
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
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
External links
- Timothy Usher, New Guinea World, Proto–Guam River
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