Like many other languages on Sulawesi, Moma has only open syllables.[3]
Grammar
Moma has the following pronoun sets:[2]
Moma personal pronouns
Independent
Enclitic
Prefixed
Suffixed
First-person singular
aku
-a
ku-
-ku
Second-person singular
iko
-ko
nu-
-mu
Third-person singular
hia
-i
na-
-na
First-person plural (inclusive)
kita
-ta
ta-
-ta
First-person plural (exclusive)
kami
-kami
ki-
-kami
Second-person plural
komi
-komi
ni-
-mi
Third-person plural
hira
-ra
ra-
-ra
References
^ a bMoma at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ a b cAdriani, N.; Esser, S. J. (1939). Koelawische Taalstudie [Kulawi Language Study]. Bibliotheca Celebica, I, II, III (in Dutch). Bandoeng: A. C. Nix. (3 vols).
^Sneddon, J. N. (1993). "The Drift Towards Final Open Syllables in Sulawesi Languages". Oceanic Linguistics. 32 (1): 1–44. doi:10.2307/3623095. JSTOR 3623095.
Further reading
Tohama, Agus; Pebolo, Fanda; Bokido, Hengki; Oruh, Janet M.; Coombs, Jonathan M.; Goronda, Noni; Tudju, Rusdin; Bokada, Semuel; Coombs, Veronica J.; Mua, Viktor; Jore, Yusak Pamei (2015). Kamus Saku Bahasa Moma-Kulawi / Bahasa Indonesia / Bahasa Inggris [Moma-Kulawi / Indonesian / English Pocket Dictionary]. Palu, Indonesia: SIL International Indonesia.
Deni Karsana; Tamrin; Wahida (2012). Kamus Bahasa Indonesia–Kulawi [Indonesian–Kulawi Dictionary] (in Indonesian). Makassar: De Lamacca. ISBN978-602-263-001-2 – via repositori.kemdikbud.go.id.