{{short description|Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia}} {{redirect|kge|the label of estimated mass|℮{{!}}kg℮}} {{Infobox language |name=Komering |nativename=''Basa Kumoring''<br/>''باس كوموريڠ'' |image=Basa Kumoring.png |pronunciation= {{IPA|kge|baˈsa ku.mo.ɣiŋ|}} |states=Indonesia |region=South Sumatra |ethnicity=Komering |speakers={{formatnum:470000}} |date = 2000 census |ref=e18 |familycolor=Austronesian |fam2=Malayo-Polynesian |fam3=Lampungic |script=Lampung (historical, mainly for Komering Hulu dialect) <br>Latin (present and majority)<br>Komering (present and minority, mainly for Komering Ilir dialect)<br>Jawi (present and minority) |iso3=kge |glotto=kome1238 |glottorefname=Komering |notice=IPA }}

thumb|300px|Three Komering girls in 1929

'''Komering''' (also spelled '''Kumering''') is a Lampungic language spoken by the Komering people, an indigenous ethnic group native to Komering regions alongside the Komering River in South Sumatra, Indonesia.

== Location == Komering is spoken in Lampung Province and South Sumatra Province in southern Sumatra, along the Komering River.

== Classification == The Komering language belongs to the Lampungic branch, which is a subgroup within the Austronesian family.<ref>Adelaar, 2005, p. 22.</ref><ref>Walker, 1976, p. 1.</ref>

== Phonology == === Consonants === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="2" | !Labial !Alveolar !Palatal !Velar !Glottal |- ! colspan="2" |Nasal |{{IPA link|m}} |{{IPA link|n}} |{{IPA link|ɲ}} |{{IPA link|ŋ}} | |- ! rowspan="2" |Plosive/<br>Affricate !<small>voiceless</small> |{{IPA link|p}} |{{IPA link|t}} |{{IPA link|tʃ}} |{{IPA link|k}} |{{IPA link|ʔ}} |- !<small>voiced</small> |{{IPA link|b}} |{{IPA link|d}} |{{IPA link|dʒ}} |{{IPA link|ɡ}} | |- ! colspan="2" |Fricative | |{{IPA link|s}} | | |{{IPA link|h}} |- ! colspan="2" |Lateral | |{{IPA link|l}} | | | |- ! colspan="2" |Trill | |{{IPA link|r}} | | | |- ! colspan="2" |Approximant |{{IPA link|w}} | |{{IPA link|j}} | | |} A voiced fricative {{IPAslink|z}} also occurs, but only as a result of foreign loanwords.

=== Vowels === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! !Front !Central !Back |- !Close |{{IPA link|i}} | |{{IPA link|u}} |- !Mid | | |{{IPA link|o}} |- !Open | |{{IPA link|a}} | |}

== Vocabulary == Examples of basic Komering words:<ref>From Walker, 1975, pp. 14-17.</ref> {| class="wikitable centre" ! Komering (standard) || Meaning |-- | Kayu || Tree |-- | Habu || Ashes |-- | Tanoh || World |-- | Jukuk || Grass |-- | Hatolui || Egg |-- | Tolu || Three |-- | Hujan || Rain |-- | Hambur || To Steal |-- | Tohlui || Egg |-- | Pak || Four |-- | Ganta || Now |-- | Ompai || New |-- | Sisu || Chicken |-- | Manuk || Bird |-- | Bunga || Flower |-- | Punti || Banana |-- | Punti Kayu || Papaya |-- | Halimawong || Tiger |-- | Iwak || Fish |-- | Turui || Sleep |-- | Batangari || River |}

==Alphabet== 250px|thumb|Komering Script Currently, Komering uses Latin as the general writing system, but there are also a small number of people who still use Jawi Arabic letters. The Komering script was used in ancient times, now there are efforts to preserve this script again.

==Sample text== ===Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1===

{| class="wikitable" ! Latin | dir="ltr" | {{lang|kge|Kaunyin jolma tilahirko mardeka rik uwat pi'il rik hak-hak sai goh-goh. Tiyan tiunjuk akal pikiran rik hati nurani mari tiyan dapok nyampur rik sai barihna dilom semangat bukolpah.}} |- ! Arabic |<div lang="kge" dir=rtl> {{lang|kge|{{Script/Arabic|كأوݧين جولما تيلاحير كو مرديكا ريک اوت ڤيئيل ريک حق-حق سي گوه گوه. تيان تيئونجوک اكل ڤيكيرن ريک هاتي نوراني ماري تيان داڤوک ݧامڤور ريک سي باريه ن ديلوم سماڠت بوكولڤه.}}}}</div> |- ! '''IPA''' | {{IPA|/kaʔuɲin d͡ʒolma tilaˈhiɣko maɣdeka ɣiʔ uwat piʔil ɣiʔ haʔ-haʔ saɪ ɡoh-ɡoh. tijan tiʔund͡ʒuʔ akal pikiˈɣan ɣiʔ hati nuɣani maɣi tijan dapoʔ ɲampuɣ ɣiʔ saɪ baɣihna diˈlom səˈmaŋat buˈkolpah./}} |}

== Notes and references == {{Reflist}}

== Sources == * Adelaar, Alexander, ''The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar: A Historical Perspective'', The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar, pp.&nbsp;1–42, Routledge Language Family Series, Londres, Routledge, 2005, {{ISBN|0-7007-1286-0}} * Walker, Dale F., ''[http://sealang.net/archives/nusa/pdf/nusa-v1-p11-22.pdf A Lexical Study of Lampung Dialects]'', Miscellaneous Studies in Indonesian and Languages in Indonesia, Part I (editor: John W. M. Verhaar), NUSA Linguistic Studies in Indonesian and Languages of Indonesia, Volume 1, pp.&nbsp;11–21, Jakarta, Badan Penyelenggara Seri NUSA, 1975. * Walker, Dale F., ''[http://sealang.net/archives/nusa/pdf/nusa-v2.pdf A Grammar of the Lampung Language: the Pesisir Dialect of Way Lima]'', NUSA Linguistic Studies in Indonesian and Languages of Indonesia, Volume 2, Jakarta, Badan Penyelenggara Seri NUSA, 1976. * Sofjan Abdurrahman, and Colin Yallop. ''[http://sealang.net/archives/nusa/pdf/nusa-v7-p11-18.pdf A Brief Outline of Komering Phonology and Morphology]'', Miscellaneous studies in Indonesian and languages in Indonesia, Part VI (editor: Amran Halim), NUSA Linguistic Studies in Indonesian and Languages of Indonesia, Volume 7, pp.&nbsp;11–18, Jakarta, Universitas Katolik Indonesia Atma Jaya, 1979.

== See also == {{Portal|language|Indonesia}} {{InterWiki|code=kge}}

{{Western Malayo-Polynesian languages}} {{Languages of Indonesia}}

Category:Lampungic languages Category:Sumatran languages Category:Languages of Indonesia

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