Komba

Komba is a member of the Finisterre-Huon group of Trans-New-Guinea languages. It is spoken by about 15,000 people on the Huon Peninsula in the northeast of Morobe Province in eastern Indonesia, particularly in the villages of Erendengan, Indagen, Tipsit, Ilaka, Melandum and Waran.

Komba is also known as Neng Den. Dilaects include East Komba, West Komba, West Central Komba, Central Komba and Border Komba. It is written with the Latin alphabet.

Komba alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Komba (Excel)

Notes

Between vowels d is pronounced [r] and written r, and g is pronounced [ɣ]
When vowels appear at the beginning of words, they voiceless and preceded by h. H is also used in loanwords and foreign names
b, d and g are prenasalized in some words, for example bemu (sweet patato) is pronounced [bemu] or [ᵐbemu]

Sample text

Sâi Yesuŋâ itâ sâm dâzâŋgoip, “Zen ninau sânam itâ sâbi, ‘Ibâ, gâgât kutkâ hâlâlu zimbap. Gâ gamŋâ hân dâp um dap kembu otniŋgâm ândimâmban.
Sirâm dâp nalem dâpniŋan niŋgâban.
Tosaniŋ birâban. Neŋgoot yatik a zeŋgât tosaziŋ birâmen, zorat. Top mâsimâsikâyân mân nâmbanban.’”

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1238/LUK.11.KPF

Translation

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
Give us day by day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
The Lord's Prayer - Luke 11: 2-4

Source: https://www.bible.com/bible/1/LUK.11.KJV

Information about Komba | Tower of Babel

Links

Information about Komba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komba_language
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/komb1273
http://www.language-archives.org/language/kpf
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/kpf

Trans-New Guinea languages

Amele, Awara, Barai, Beami, Bimin, Binumarien, Blagar, Borong, Burum, Dadibi, Daga, Faiwol, Guhu-Samane, Hamtai, Huli, Kalamang, Kanasi, Ketengban, Klon, Komba, Meriam Mir, Nobonob, Sawila, Suabo, Tairoa, Teiwa, Wantoat, Waris, Waskia, Woisika, Yali, Yipma, Yonggom

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 13.07.26. Last modified: 14.07.26

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