Komba
Trans-New Guinea (Finisterre-Huon, Western Huon, Kabwum)
A Western Huon (Finisterre-Huon, Trans-New Guinea) language of the Kabwum area in northern Morobe Province, closely related to Selepet and Timbe. Like its Kabwum sisters, Komba has SOV order with rich verb-final morphology; transitive verbs select one of two object-prefix classes inherited from the object verbs "give" (niɣ-) and "hit" (noɣ-), a Kabwum-family innovation. Documented in detail by SIL's Neville & Gwyneth Southwell from the 1960s onward.
Dove si parla
20 parole essenziali in Komba
Acqua
to
/to/
Fuoco
kʌrʌp
/kʌɾʌp/
Sole
mirâsiŋ
/miɾɐsiŋ/
Luna
kain
/kain/
Madre
mam
/mam/
Padre
iwâ
/iwɐ/
Mangiare
ni-
/ni/
Bere
—
/—/
Amore
—
/—/
Cuore
kabiam
/kabiam/
Albero
nak
/nak/
Casa
—
/—/
Cane
wau
/wau/
Gatto
—
/—/
Mano
bit
/bit/
Occhio
si
/si/
Ciao
—
/—/
Grazie
—
/—/
Uno
kânok
/kɐnok/
Buono
âlipŋâ
/ɐlipŋɐ/
Fonti
- Southwell, Neville (1979) Komba Grammar Sketch. SIL.
- Southwell, N. & G. (1969) Komba Dictionary (draft). SIL.
- McElhanon, K. A. (1967) Preliminary observations on Huon Peninsula languages.
- Suter, Edgar (2012) Comparative Morphology of the Huon Peninsula Languages. PhD diss., U Cologne.
- TransNewGuinea.org: Komba lexicon
- Glottolog: Komba
Parole a confronto
Confrontato con le lingue Trans-New Guinea (Finisterre-Huon, Western Huon, Kabwum) correlate
| Significato | Komba | lardil | Scita | yangkaal | Neko | Frigio | ubico |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acqua | to /to/ | kantha /kanθa/ | ap /ap/ | ngogo /ŋoɡo/ | wai /wai/ | — /—/ | bzə /bzə/ |
| Fuoco | kʌrʌp /kʌɾʌp/ | jalul /d͡ʒalul/ | ātar /aːtar/ | ngida /ŋida/ | titɛ /titɛ/ | — /—/ | mzʼə /mzʼə/ |
| Sole | mirâsiŋ /miɾɐsiŋ/ | thurara /θuɾaɾa/ | hvar /xʷar/ | wargu /waɾɡu/ | aatʌ /aːtʌ/ | — /—/ | dəɣʷa /dəɣʷa/ |
| Luna | kain /kain/ | kirdikir /kiɖikir/ | māh /maːh/ | waldar /waldaɾ/ | — /—/ | masê /maˈseː/ | mazə /mazə/ |
| Madre | mam /mam/ | ngama /ŋama/ | mātar /maːtar/ | ngama /ŋama/ | — /—/ | mater /ˈmater/ | nan /nan/ |
| Padre | iwâ /iwɐ/ | — /—/ | pitar /pitar/ | kanda /kanda/ | — /—/ | atas /aˈtas/ | tʷə /tʷə/ |
| Mangiare | ni- /ni/ | jitha /d͡ʒiθa/ | xwartan /xʷartan/ | — /—/ | nei /nei/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Bere | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Amore | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Cuore | kabiam /kabiam/ | — /—/ | zard- /zard/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | gʷə /ɡʷə/ |
| Albero | nak /nak/ | tungal /tuŋal/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | tei /tei/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Casa | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | tʷəna /tʷəna/ |
| Cane | wau /wau/ | ngawu /ŋawu/ | spaka /spaka/ | — /—/ | gonʌ /ɡonʌ/ | kan /kan/ | la /la/ |
| Gatto | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Mano | bit /bit/ | marra /maɾa/ | zasta /zasta/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | ɂa /ʔa/ |
| Occhio | si /si/ | mela /mela/ | čašm /tʃaʃm/ | miibul /miːbul/ | ta /ta/ | — /—/ | bla /bla/ |
| Ciao | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Grazie | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Uno | kânok /kɐnok/ | kunngirr /kuŋŋir/ | aiwa /aiwa/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | za /za/ |
| Buono | âlipŋâ /ɐlipŋɐ/ | — /—/ | vohu /wohu/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
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