SIL Electronic Working Papers 2011-006

A morphophonology of Komo: Non-tonal phenomena

Author	Thomas, John Paul
Abstract	Komo, a sub-Bantu language spoken in northeastern Zaire, exhibits a number of interesting interactions between the morphology and phonology during the process of word derivation. A framework using parametric rule description, underrepresentation of morphemes, and lexical phonology is used in describing non-tonal phenomena of the language. Use of this framework results in optimalizing the description of lexical entries and simplifying the derivation of forms exhibiting complex phonological alternations. Complete paradigms of verbs in a number of tense-aspect-mood configurations are included, even though they may go beyond the requirements of the analysis. Thus, this paper brings to light a number of unique features of a language that has not previously been studied.
	A morphophonology of Komo: Non-tonal phenomena
Published	2011
Language	Komo [kmw]
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Subjects	Grammatical descriptions Phonological descriptions
Keywords	morphophonology; syllable reversal; sub-Bantu; Komo