Kómnzo language
| Kómnzo | |
|---|---|
| Rouku | |
| Region | New Guinea |
Native speakers | 150–200 (2010) |
|
Trans-Fly – Bulaka River?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
None (mis) |
| Glottolog |
komn1238[1] |
Kómnzo, also Kómnjo, Kamundjo, and Rouku is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea spoken by 150–200 people in the village of Rouku and the town of Morehead.
Its number words use a senary numeral system, with the following numerals: nimbo (61), féta (62), tarumba (63), ntamno (64), wärämäkä (65), wi (66).
References
- Languages of Southern New Guinea project page at ANU, Canberra
- Christian Döhler's personal website at ANU on research about Kómnzo
- Döhler, Christian (2013) "Don't talk to him! His family speaks a bit mixed." Multilingualism from the perspective of the documenter. presentation at the 3rd International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation (ICLDC)