Momu (fass1245-3)

Honeyman, Thomas. A grammar of Momu, a language of Papua New Guinea. 2017. hh:g:Honeyman:Momu

Consonants (12)

p	t		k
f	s
m	n
		j		w	h
ʙ	r

Vowels (10)

e (eː)		o oː
ɛ ɛː		ɔ ɔː
	a aː

Diphthongs (3)

	oe̯
	ɔe̯
æe̯

Notes

/h/ can only appear #_a. /eː/ appears in two words.

Maximum syllable structure is CCGVCCG. (G

Allophonic rules

t > tʲ / _j
k > qʷ / _w
f > fʷ / _w
s > sʲ / _j
m > ⁿb / _{j w}#
m > ⁿp / _{j w}#
m >~ ʙ̃ / _#
n > ⁿd / _{j w}#
n > ⁿt / _{j w}#
j·e > iː / _
w·o > uː / _
ʙ > β / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)
r > r̥ / _(j w)#
a > ɐ / _C$
ɛ >~ ə / C_C w_
e > i / w_
e > ɪ / _C$
e > ɨ / _C$
o > u / j_
o > ʊ / _C$
æe̯ > æ / (non-canonical form - i.e. alternate representation of the phoneme)