Mombum language explained

Mombum
States:	West New Guinea
Region:	Yos Sudarso Island
Speakers:	250
Date:	1993
Ref:	e18
Familycolor:	Papuan
Fam1:	Trans–New Guinea
Fam2:	Central & South New Guinea ?
Fam3:	Mombum
Iso3:	mso
Glotto:	nucl1452
Glottorefname:	Mombum

Mombum, or Kemelom (Komolom), is a Trans–New Guinea language spoken on Yos Sudarso Island (Kolopom Island) in West New Guinea.

Phonology

Mombum phonemic inventory:^[1]

Consonants: b, ᵐb, d, ⁿd, ⁿʤ, ɡ, t, k, f, s, z, ʃ, ɣ, m, n, ŋ, r, l, w, z, j

Vowels: a, e, ɛ, i, o, u, ʏ

Notes and References

1. Book: Evans, Nicholas . Nicholas Evans (linguist) . Palmer . Bill . 2018 . The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide . The languages of Southern New Guinea . The World of Linguistics . 4 . Berlin . De Gruyter Mouton . 641–774 . 978-3-11-028642-7.