Kwomtari language
Kwomtari is the eponymous language of the Kwomtari family of Papua New Guinea.
| Kwomtari | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | (600 cited 1998) |
Senu River
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kwo |
| Glottolog | nucl1593 |
| ELP | Kwomtari |
| Coordinates: 3.596084°S 141.361577°E | |
Spencer (2008) is a short grammar of Kwomtari. The language has an SOV constituent order and nominative–accusative alignment. Both subjects and objects are marked suffixally on the verb. Verbs are inflected for status (mood) rather than for tense or aspect.
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