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Monumbo language

Monumbo is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. There is an early description in German. It is closely related to Lilau.

Phonology
Mambuwan consonants are: Mambuwan vowels are: ==Grammar==
Grammar
Monumbo distinguishes five gender classes for singular and dual third-person pronouns, but only two gender classes (masculine and feminine) for third-person plural pronouns, a typologically unusual feature. There are five genders for the third-person pronoun, which are masculine, feminine, neutral, diminutive, and miscellaneous genders. Mambuwan subject agreement prefixes are: : Mambuwan has a general oblique case marker –unum ~ -Cusum for nouns: :ŋait-unum :fire-OBL :‘in/at/with/through fire’ Mambuwan also makes use of postpositions such as ŋaŋ ‘inside’: :su ŋaŋ :water inside :‘in the water’ Mambuwan has highly complex verbal inflection. ==Nouns==
Nouns
Some Mambuwan nouns and their respective plural forms: : ==References==
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