Asmat–Mombum languages

The Asmat–Muli Strait languages are a branch of the Trans–New Guinea languages spoken along the southern coast of Indonesian New Guinea, established by Timothy Usher and Edgar Suter.

Protoforms of basic vocabulary include *moi 'water', *iafVnV 'ear', *uase 'name', *awoɣ 'breast'.

Subdivision
Asmat–Muli Strait consists of two primary subgroups:
 * Asmat–Kamrau
 * Muli Strait (or Mombum, Komolom)

Phonology
Proto-Asmat–Muli Strait is reconstructed with 12 consonants and 5 vowels:




 * *m || *n  ||  ||
 * *p || *t  ||  || *k
 * *(m)b || *(n)d  ||  || *(ŋ)g
 * || *s ||  ||
 * *w || *ɾ  || *j  ||
 * }
 * || *s ||  ||
 * *w || *ɾ  || *j  ||
 * }
 * }

Vowels are *a *e *i *o *u.

Basic vocabulary
Some lexical reconstructions by Usher (2020) are:


 * {| class="wikitable sortable"

! gloss !! Proto-Asmat-Muli !! Proto-Asmat-Kamrau !! Proto-Muli Strait ! head/hair ! ear ! nose/tip ! tooth/sharp ! blood ! breast ! louse ! dog ! pig ! egg ! sun ! water ! name ! eat
 * *gVɸV || *uɸu || *ɣo̝p, *ɣo̝w
 * *iaɸVnV || *iaɸ[a/o]ne || *ie̝pær
 * *mVnVgV || *m[e/a]n[e] || *mæne̝ɣ
 * *sisV || *sisV || *-sir
 * *[i/e]sV || *ese || *ir
 * *awVgV || *awo || *abuɣ
 * *amV || *amo || *am
 * *iuwuɾi || *juwuɾi || *i[u]bui
 * *[o/u]ɸV || *oɸo || *up
 * *[o]k[a] || *oka ||
 * *jau[a] || *jawu || *zaua
 * *mVi || *moi || *mo̝i
 * *uase || *uwase || *ur
 * *nV || *nV || *no̝ku
 * }