Moronene language
Moronene is an Austronesian language spoken in Bombana Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It belongs to the Bungku–Tolaki branch of the Celebic subgroup.
Phonology
Moronene has the following consonant inventory:The vowel phonemes are. Sequences of two like vowels are pronounced as a long vowel, e.g. nee.
Grammar
Word order
Moronene has flexible word order. However, there is a high frequency of clause-initial verbs in "connected narrative discourse." Noun phrases are not marked for case. The language has prepositions.Pronouns
There are two forms of pronouns, free pronouns and absolutive clitics. There are singular and plural forms, there are no dual, trial or paucal forms. There is an inclusive/exclusive distinction in the first person plural forms. There is no gender, and there appears to be no present-day politeness distinction.| Person | Free | Absolutive | |
| 1SG | ~ ~ | ||
| 2SG | |||
| 3SG | ~~ | ||
| 1PL | |||
| 1PL | |||
| 2PL | |||
| 3PL | ~ |
Genitive pronouns
There are two classes of genitive pronouns in Moronene which must be learned by speakers, which is unique among Bungku–Tolaki languages. There are singular and plural forms; there are no dual, trial or paucal forms. There is an inclusive/exclusive distinction in the first person plural forms. Example demonstrates the class 1 first person genitive pronoun in use with the noun 'hair'.| Person | Class 1 | Class 2 |
| 1SG | -ngku | -ku |
| 2SG | -u, | -'u |
| 3SG | -no | -no |
| 1PL | -mami | -mami |
| 1PL | -nto, | -to |
| 2PL | -miu | -miu |
| 3PL | -ndo, | -do |