Moma language
Moma 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 is described by Adriani and Esser as follows:
| Front | Central | Back |
Close | i | | u |
Close-Mid | e | | o |
Open | | a | |
Like many other languages on Sulawesi, Moma only has open syllables.Grammar
Moma has the following pronoun sets:
| independent | enclitic | prefixed | suffixed |
1.sg. | aku | -a | ku- | -ku |
2.sg. | iko | -ko | nu- | -mu |
3.sg. | hia | -i | na- | -na |
1.pl. incl. | kita | -ta | ta- | -ta |
1.pl. excl. | kami | -kami | ki- | -kami |
2.pl. | komi | -komi | ni- | -mi |
3.pl. | hira | -ra | ra- | -ra |