Moma language
# Moma language

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).

Consonants :

| | | | Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nasal | Nasal | Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Plosive | plain | voiceless | p | t | | k | ʔ |
| Plosive | plain | voiced | b | d | ɟ | g | |
| Plosive | prenasalized | voiceless | ᵐp | ⁿt | ᶮc | ᵑk | |
| Plosive | prenasalized | voiced | ᵐb | ⁿd | | | |
| Fricative | Fricative | Fricative | β | | | | h |
| Trill | Trill | Trill | | r | | | |
| Approximant | Approximant | Approximant | | l | j | | |

Vowels :

| | Front | Back |
| - | - | - |
| Close | i | u |
| Close-Mid | e | o |
| Open | a | a |

Like many other languages on Sulawesi, Moma has only open syllables.

## Grammar

Moma has the following pronoun sets:

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 |
