Murkim language
| Murkim | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Western New Guinea |
| Region | Pegunungan Bintang Regency: Mofinop District (Milki and Mot villages) and Murkim District |
Native speakers | 290 (2004)[1] |
Pauwasi
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rmh |
| Glottolog | murk1238 |
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.
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
‘She gave money to my father.’
(2)
irom-mo
3-SBJ
abum
tomorrow
har-ko
go-TNS
‘She goes tomorrow.’
(3)
iro-mo
3-SBJ
yo
wood
tma-kon
machete-INSTR
li-lo
cut-TNS
‘He is cutting wood with a machete.’
(4)
iro-mo
3-SBJ
lais-if
rice-?
ɲi-lo
eat-TNS
‘Does she eat rice?’
References
[edit]- ^ Murkim at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ New Guinea World, South Pauwasi River
- ^ 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 Unpublished manuscript.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.