Momuna–Mek languages

The Momuna–Mek languages are a group of Trans–New Guinea families in central New Guinea established by Timothy Usher, though with precedents in earlier studies.

Momuna–Mek
Geographic
distribution
central New Guinea
Linguistic classificationTrans–New Guinea
Proto-languageProto-Momuna–Mek
Subdivisions
GlottologNone

Languages

The languages of Momuna–Mek are the Mek language family and the Momuna (Somahai) language.[1]

Reconstruction

Usher (2020) reconstructs the consonant and vowel inventories as follows:[1]

mn
ptk
bdg
s
wlj
iu
eo
ɛɔ
aɒ
eiou
ɛiɔu
aiau

Only a few of the pronouns have been reconstructed:[1]

sgpl
1 *na
2 *kɒn
3 *tun
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gollark: Like, bigly a lot, literally.

References

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