| Komering | |
| Nativename: | Basa Kumoring باس كوموريڠ |
| Pronunciation: | in Indonesian pronounced as /baˈsa ku.mo.ɣiŋ/ |
| States: | Indonesia |
| Region: | South Sumatra |
| Ethnicity: | Komering |
| Date: | 2000 census |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Austronesian |
| Fam2: | Malayo-Polynesian |
| Fam3: | Lampungic |
| Script: | Lampung (historical, mainly for Komering Hulu dialect) Latin (present and majority) Komering (present and minority, mainly for Komering Ilir dialect) Jawi (present and minority) |
| Iso3: | kge |
| Glotto: | kome1238 |
| Glottorefname: | Komering |
| Notice: | IPA |
Komering is a Lampungic language spoken by the Komering people, an indigenous ethnic group native to Komering regions alongside the Komering River in South Sumatra, Indonesia.
Komering is spoken in Lampung Province and South Sumatra Province in southern Sumatra, along the Komering River.
The Komering language belongs to the Lampungic branch, which is a subgroup within the Austronesian family.[1] [2]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |||
| Plosive/ Affricate | voiceless | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |
| voiced | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |||
| Fricative | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |||||
| Lateral | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||||
| Trill | pronounced as /ink/ | ||||||
| Approximant | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | |||||
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | pronounced as /ink/ | pronounced as /ink/ | ||
| Mid | pronounced as /ink/ | |||
| Open | pronounced as /ink/ |
Examples of basic Komering words:[3]
| Komering (standard) | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| Kayu | Tree | |
| Habu | Ashes | |
| Tanoh | World | |
| Jukuk | Grass | |
| Hatolui | Egg | |
| Tolu | Three | |
| Hujan | Rain | |
| Hambur | To Steal | |
| Tohlui | Egg | |
| Pak | Four | |
| Ganta | Now | |
| Ompai | New | |
| Sisu | Chicken | |
| Manuk | Bird | |
| Bunga | Flower | |
| Punti | Banana | |
| Punti Kayu | Papaya | |
| Halimawong | Tiger | |
| Iwak | Fish | |
| Turui | Sleep | |
| Batangari | River |
Currently, Komering uses Latin as the general writing system, but there are also a small number of people who still use Jawi Arabic letters. The Komering script was used in ancient times, now there are efforts to preserve this script again.
/kaʔuɲin d͡ʒolma tilaˈhiɣko maɣdeka ɣiʔ uwat piʔil ɣiʔ haʔ-haʔ saɪ ɡoh-ɡoh. tijan tiʔund͡ʒuʔ akal pikiˈɣan ɣiʔ hati nuɣani maɣi tijan dapoʔ ɲampuɣ ɣiʔ saɪ baɣihna diˈlom səˈmaŋat buˈkolpah./