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

Pronouns are:[3]

Murkim independent pronouns
sgpl
1excl nuːknakme
1incl nakmere
2 hak(o)sakmere
3 kne ~ yak ~ ire

Sentences

Example sentences in Murkim:[3]

(1)

iro-momunɪl-aba-lekne-lo
3-SBJmoney?-father-DAT?give-TNS
‘She gave money to my father.’

(2)

irom-moabumhar-ko
3-SBJtomorrowgo-TNS
‘She goes tomorrow.’

(3)

iro-moyotma-konli-lo
3-SBJwoodmachete-INSTRcut-TNS
‘He is cutting wood with a machete.’

(4)

iro-molais-ifɲi-lo
3-SBJrice-?eat-TNS
‘Does she eat rice?’

References

  1. Murkim at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. New Guinea World, South Pauwasi River
  3. 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. 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 Unpublished manuscript.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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