Moma (also Kulawi) is an
Austronesian language spoken in
Central Sulawesi
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,
Indonesia
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. Historically, it is derived from the
Kaili dialect cluster
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, but is divergent due to strong influence from
Uma.
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Phonology
The sound inventory of Moma below had been described by Adriani and Esser (1939).
Like many other languages on Sulawesi, Moma has only open syllables.
Grammar
Moma has the following pronoun sets:
References
Further reading
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Kaili–Pamona languages
Languages of Sulawesi