Austronesian language spoken in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Moma (also Kulawi) is an Austronesian language spoken in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Historically, it is derived from the Kaili dialect cluster, but is divergent due to strong influence from Uma.
Phonology
The sound inventory of Moma below had been described by Adriani and Esser (1939).
Like many other languages on Sulawesi, Moma has only open syllables.
Grammar
Moma has the following pronoun sets:
Moma personal pronouns
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Independent
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Enclitic
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Prefixed
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Suffixed
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First-person singular
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aku
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-a
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ku-
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-ku
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Second-person singular
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iko
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-ko
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nu-
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-mu
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Third-person singular
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hia
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-i
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na-
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-na
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First-person plural (inclusive)
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kita
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-ta
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ta-
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-ta
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First-person plural (exclusive)
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kami
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-kami
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ki-
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-kami
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Second-person plural
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komi
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-komi
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ni-
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-mi
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Third-person plural
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hira
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-ra
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ra-
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-ra
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- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
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- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
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