Laarim language
Laarim (Larim, Longarim) or Narim is a Surmic language spoken by the Boya people of the Boya Hills of South Sudan.
| Laarim | |
|---|---|
| Narim | |
| Boya | |
| Native to | South Sudan |
| Region | Boya Hills |
| Ethnicity | Boya |
Native speakers | (3,600 cited 1984)[1] |
Nilo-Saharan?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | loh |
| Glottolog | nari1240 |
| ELP | Narim[2] |
Distribution
According to Ethnologue, Laarim is spoken in 10 villages of northern Budi County, Eastern Equatoria State. Stirtz (2011)[3] reports that there are as many as 22,000 speakers, living mainly in 14 villages west of Chukudum town.
References
- Laarim at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Narim.
- Stirtz, Timothy M. 2011. Laarim (loh) Tone. SIL Electronic Working Papers 2011-012. 91.
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