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Murkim language

Murkim is a Papuan language of Western New Guinea, near its relatives Lepki and Kembra. Though spoken by fewer than 300 people, it is being learned by children. It is spoken in Murkim District, Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia.

Murkim
Native toWestern New Guinea
RegionPegunungan Bintang Regency: Mofinop District (Milki and Mot villages) and Murkim District
Native speakers
290 (2004)[1]
Pauwasi
Language codes
ISO 639-3rmh
Glottologmurk1238

Dialects include the varieties spoken in Milki and Mot villages (Wambaliau 2004: 22-28).[2]

Pronouns edit

Pronouns are:[3]

Murkim independent pronouns
sg pl
1excl nuːk nakme
1incl nakmere
2 hak(o) sakmere
3 kne ~ yak ~ ire

Sentences edit

Example sentences in Murkim:[3]

(1)

iro-mo

3-SBJ

munɪ

money

l-aba-le

?-father-DAT?

kne-lo

give-TNS

iro-mo munɪ l-aba-le kne-lo

3-SBJ money ?-father-DAT? give-TNS

‘She gave money to my father.’

(2)

irom-mo

3-SBJ

abum

tomorrow

har-ko

go-TNS

irom-mo abum har-ko

3-SBJ tomorrow go-TNS

‘She goes tomorrow.’

(3)

iro-mo

3-SBJ

yo

wood

tma-kon

machete-INSTR

li-lo

cut-TNS

iro-mo yo tma-kon li-lo

3-SBJ wood machete-INSTR cut-TNS

‘He is cutting wood with a machete.’

(4)

iro-mo

3-SBJ

lais-if

rice-?

ɲi-lo

eat-TNS

iro-mo lais-if ɲi-lo

3-SBJ rice-? eat-TNS

‘Does she eat rice?’

References edit

  1. ^ Murkim at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ New Guinea World, South Pauwasi River
  3. ^ a b Foley, William A. (2018). "The languages of Northwest New Guinea". In Palmer, Bill (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide. The World of Linguistics. Vol. 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 433–568. ISBN 978-3-11-028642-7.
  • Wambaliau, Theresia. 2004. Survey Report on the Murkim Language in Papua, Indonesia. (in Indonesian). Unpublished manuscript. Jayapura: SIL Indonesia.

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