Kwomtari
Nouns table
| gloss | layer | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| grandfather or grandchild | lexeme | ambue | nambue | nambue |
| son | lexeme | kapore | lofu | lofu |
| younger sibling, same sex | lexeme | womoo | moo | moo |
| female’s brother (i.e. opposite-sex sibling) | lexeme | raroo | yalu | yalu |
| male’s sister (i.e. opposite-sex sibling) | lexeme | wofoli | yafoli | yafoli |
Verbs intrans table
| gloss | layer | real 1 sg | real 2 sg | real 3 sg | real 1 pl | real 2 pl | real 3 pl | irr 1 sg | irr 2 sg | irr 3 sg | irr 1 pl | irr 2 pl | irr 3 pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| build | lexeme | tulee | tube | ||||||||||
| build | suffix | ie | lu | lee | ne | mo | ne | fe | le | be | bile | bule | bile |
Verbs trans table
| gloss | layer | real 3 sg > 1 sg | real 3 sg > 2 sg | real 3 sg > 3 sg | real 3 sg > 1 pl | real 3 sg > 2 pl | real 3 sg > 3 pl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trans | suffix 1 | o | o | fo | mo | mo | te |
| trans | suffix 2 | lee | lee | lee | lee | lee | lee |
Kwomtari notes
- Object suffixes are the same regardless of TAM or subject; they are illustrated here in conjuction with 3sg realis subject suffixes.
- Kinship terms, not shown here, are suppletive for person of the possessor, though some are clearly morphologically related, suggestive of affixation.
References
Spencer, Katharine. 2008. Kwomtari grammar essentials. In: Kwomtari phonology and grammar essentials, ed. by Murray Honsberger, Carol Honsberger& Ian Tupper, pp. 53-183. Ukarumpa: SIL-PNG Academic Publications. Online: http://www.sil.org/pacific/png/abstract.asp?id=50948.