Tamolan languages
Ramu language family of Papua New Guinea
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The Tamolan languages are a small family of clearly related languages spoken in the region of the Guam River in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Geographic
distributionGuam River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
distributionGuam River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
Linguistic classificationRamu
- Ramu proper
- Tamolan–Ataitan
- Tamolan
- Tamolan–Ataitan
| Tamolan | |
|---|---|
| Guam River | |
| Geographic distribution | Guam River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Linguistic classification | Ramu
|
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | tamo1242 |
Languages
The Tamolan languages are:
Kominimung and Igana are said to also be Tamolan languages, but no data has been collected to establish that.
Tamolan is classified among the Ramu languages of northern Papua New Guinea.
Phonemes
Pronouns
Usher (2020) reconstructs the pronouns as:[1]
sg du pl 1 *uku *aŋgʉ *ani 2 *un *uŋgʉ *uni 3 *an, *ma ? ?
Plus 1sg object *na.
Proto-Tamolan–Ataitan (Proto-Guam–Moam) is very similar, and nearly identical to Proto-Moam.