| Kombio | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | East Sepik Province |
| Ethnicity | Kombio (Akwun) |
Native speakers | 3,000 (2003) [1] |
Torricelli
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
xbi |
| Glottolog |
komb1272 |
| ELP | Kombio |
Kombio is a Torricelli language spoken by a decreasing number of people in Papua New Guinea, as people shift to Tok Pisin. It also goes by the name Endangen. Mwi dialect is divergent, but there is some degree of difficulty in comprehension between other major dialects as well (Wampukuamp, Yanimoi, Wampurun).
Kombio pronouns are: [2]
person singular dual paucal plural 1st apm antie antarko ant 2nd yikn yipmuie yipmarko yipm 3rd kil tuwie tuarko ti
- ^ Kombio at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Foley, William A. (2018). "The Languages of the Sepik-Ramu Basin and Environs". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 197–432. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
- Henry, Joan. 1992. Kombio Grammar Essentials. Summer Institute of Linguistics.