Timothy Usher, Santa Fe Institute
Konorau (Koneraw) is spoken in a single village on the south coast of Kolopom island (Voorhoeve 1975: 375,) surrounded on all sides by speakers of Kimaghama of the Kolopom family. Its nearest relative is the better-attested Mombum on Komolom island in the Muli Strait to the east.
Geurtjens (1933: 398-433) 455 comparative terms for Konerawsch
Susanto (2001) 238 comparative terms for Konorau (Waɣan)
Comparative analysis allows us to propose 13 consonants and 5 vowels for Konorau as follows:
| m | n | ||
| p | t | s | k |
| mb | nd | ndʒ | ŋg |
| r | z | ɣ |
| i | u | |
| e | o | |
| a |
Geurtjens (1933: 430-431) gives pronouns for Konerawsch as follows:
| 1 sg. | no |
| 2 sg. | ju |
| 3 sg. | uŋgumi |
| 1 pl. | ni |
| 2 pl. | imu |
| 3 pl. | [tonteː] |
Geurtjens' third person plural really means “all” (q.v. pp. 426-427.) The separability of the plural suffix on the second person is based upon comparison to Mombum (q.v. Drabbe 1950: 562.) No case forms are given.
Nothing is known about Konorau verbal morphology.