Komba
Trans-New Guinea (Finisterre-Huon, Western Huon, Kabwum)
A Western Huon (Finisterre-Huon, Trans-New Guinea) language of the Kabwum area in northern Morobe Province, closely related to Selepet and Timbe. Like its Kabwum sisters, Komba has SOV order with rich verb-final morphology; transitive verbs select one of two object-prefix classes inherited from the object verbs "give" (niɣ-) and "hit" (noɣ-), a Kabwum-family innovation. Documented in detail by SIL's Neville & Gwyneth Southwell from the 1960s onward.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Komba
Sources
- Southwell, Neville (1979) Komba Grammar Sketch. SIL.
- Southwell, N. & G. (1969) Komba Dictionary (draft). SIL.
- McElhanon, K. A. (1967) Preliminary observations on Huon Peninsula languages.
- Suter, Edgar (2012) Comparative Morphology of the Huon Peninsula Languages. PhD diss., U Cologne.
- TransNewGuinea.org: Komba lexicon
- Glottolog: Komba
Words compared
Compared with languages in the same classification: Trans-New Guinea (Finisterre-Huon, Western Huon, Kabwum)
| Meaning | Komba | Hajong | Yangkaal | Yugh | Lardil | Neko | Oscan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | to /to/ | pani /pani/ | nguku /ŋuku/ | хур /xur/ | nguka /ŋuka/ | wai /wai/ | — /—/ |
| Fire | kârâp /kɐɾɐp/ | ag /aɡ/ | ngida /ŋida/ | бок /bok/ | nyuda /ɲuda/ | titɛ /titɛ/ | — /—/ |
| Sun | mirâsiŋ /miɾɐsiŋ/ | bela /bela/ | warrku /waɾku/ | ыга /ɨɣa/ | warrka /waɾka/ | aatʌ /aːtʌ/ | — /—/ |
| Moon | kain /kain/ | চান /tʃan/ | waldarra /waldaɾa/ | хып /xɨp/ | kirdikir /kiɖikir/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Star | sâŋgelak /sɐŋɡelak/ | tara /taɾa/ | miburlda thungalda /mibuɭda t̪uŋalda/ | алаӈ /alaŋ/ | kuwa thungal /kuwa θuŋal/ | kumba /kumba/ | — /—/ |
| Night | ŋâtik /ŋɐtik/ | rati /rati/ | ngimi /ŋimi/ | си /si/ | nata /nata/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Rain | map /map/ | mek /mek/ | — | — | — | wai /wai/ | — |
| Wind | berom /berom/ | batas /batas/ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earth | an /an/ | মাটি /maʈi/ | — | — | — | — | teras /teras/ |
| Stone | kât /kɐt/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mountain | bakŋa /bakŋa/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sea | saru /saru/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mother | mam /mam/ | ma /ma/ | ngamathu /ŋamat̪u/ | ам /am/ | ngama /ŋama/ | — /—/ | maatúf /maːtof/ |
| Father | iwâ /iwɐ/ | baba /baba/ | kanthathu /kant̪at̪u/ | оп /op/ | kantha /kan̪t̪a/ | — /—/ | patír /patiːr/ |
| Daughter | bârat /bɐrat/ | — | — | — | — | — | futír /futiːr/ |
| I | nâ /nɐ/ | moi /muɪ/ | ngada /ŋada/ | ай /aj/ | ngada /ŋada/ | na /na/ | egom /eɡom/ |
| You | gâ /ɡɐ/ | tui /tuɪ/ | nyingka /ɲiŋka/ | у /uː/ | nyingki /ɲiŋki/ | ga /ɡa/ | tú /tuː/ |
| We | nen /nen/ | amra /amra/ | ngakulda / ngalda /ŋakulda / ŋalda/ | этн /ətn/ | ngakuli / nyali /ŋakuli / ɲali/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Name | kut /kut/ | nam /nam/ | nida /nida/ | и /iː/ | nyunda /ɲunda/ | iwi /iwi/ | númen /nuːmen/ |
| Head | kauk /kauk/ | — | — | — | — | pit /pit/ | — |
| Eye | si /si/ | soku /sɔku/ | miburlda /mibuɭda/ | ден /den/ | kuwa /kuwa/ | ta /ta/ | — /—/ |
| Ear | kidap /kidap/ | kan /kan/ | — | охти /oχti/ | — | asipi /asipi/ | — |
| Nose | sâŋgân /sɐŋɡɐn/ | nak /nak/ | — | — | — | ura /ura/ | — |
| Mouth | lâu /lɐu/ | — | — | — | — | mak /mak/ | — |
| Tooth | sot /sot/ | dat /dat/ | damanda /damanda/ | ит /it/ | kadma leman /kadma leman/ | maati /maːti/ | — /—/ |
| Tongue | nobolam /nobolam/ | jiba /dʒiba/ | jalngantha /ɟalŋant̪a/ | эй /ej/ | jalda leman /dʒalda leman/ | melepi /mɛlepi/ | fangva /faŋɡwa/ |
| Hand | bit /bit/ | hat /hat/ | — /—/ | хы /xɨ/ | marlda /maɭda/ | — /—/ | manim /manim/ |
| Foot | ki /ki/ | theng /ʈʰeŋ/ | — | бул /bul/ | jaa /dʒaː/ | tar /tar/ | — |
| Heart | kabiam /kabiam/ | mon /mon/ | — /—/ | кутʼ /kutʼ/ | bulja /buldʒa/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Bone | siŋit /siŋit/ | harang /haraŋ/ | julda /ɟulda/ | аʼт /aʔt/ | kadma /kadma/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Blood | sep /sep/ | rokto /rɔkto/ | kandu /kandu/ | сур /sur/ | kanda /kanda/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Love | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Tree | nak /nak/ | gas /ɡas/ | — /—/ | ос /os/ | thungal /θuŋal/ | tei /tei/ | — /—/ |
| Dog | wau /wau/ | kuthura /kutʰuɾa/ | — /—/ | тʼип /tʼip/ | ngawa /ŋawa/ | gonʌ /ɡonʌ/ | — /—/ |
| Cat | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Fish | iŋan /iŋan/ | mas /maːtʃʰ/ | yakuri /jakuɾi/ | ис /is/ | yaka /jaka/ | nom /nom/ | — /—/ |
| Bird | nii /niː/ | — | — | — | — | nuŋ /nuŋ/ | — |
| Horse | biosi /biosi/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| House | mirâ /miɾɐ/ | ghor /ɡʱoɾ/ | — /—/ | хус /xus/ | ngambirr /ŋambir/ | — /—/ | trííbúm /triːbom/ |
| Milk | nam /nam/ | dudh /dudʱ/ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salt | sii /siː/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wine | waiŋ /waiŋ/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Book | ekap /ekap/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eat | ni- /ni/ | kha /kʰa/ | — /—/ | фен /fen/ | jitha /dʒiθa/ | nei /nei/ | edum /edum/ |
| Drink | — /—/ | kha /kʰa/ | — /—/ | эт /et/ | kurdama /kuɖama/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Sleep | uman zi- /uman zi/ | ghuma /ɡʱuma/ | — | — | — | — | — |
| One | kânok /kɐnok/ | ek /ek/ | — /—/ | хуса /xusa/ | warnge /waɾŋe/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Two | zagât /zaɡɐt/ | dui /duɪ/ | kiyarrngka /kijaɾŋka/ | хынам /xɨnam/ | kiyarrng /kijaɾŋ/ | iri /iri/ | dús /duːs/ |
| Three | karâmbut /karɐmbut/ | tin /tin/ | — /—/ | доӈ /doŋ/ | mungkalan /muŋkalan/ | tabe /tabe/ | trís /triːs/ |
| Four | kimembut /kimembut/ | — | — | — | — | — | pettiur /pettiur/ |
| Five | bet nambut /bet nambut/ | — | — | хак /xaːk/ | — | — | — |
| Hundred | handeret /handeret/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hello | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Thank you | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| Good | âlipŋâ /ɐlipŋɐ/ | bhala /bʱala/ | — /—/ | — /—/ | kuba /kuba/ | — /—/ | — /—/ |
| New | irakŋâ /irakŋɐ/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Red | kuring /kuriŋ/ | lal /lal/ | kandukandu /kandukandu/ | сулʲ /sulʲ/ | kandukan /kandukan/ | kanb /kanb/ | — /—/ |
| White | kâukâu /kɐukɐu/ | dhola /dʱola/ | — | — | — | — | — |
| Black | sumun sumun /sumun sumun/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Green | gwolâ gwolâ /ɡwolɐ ɡwolɐ/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blue | gwolâ gwolâ /ɡwolɐ ɡwolɐ/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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