Murkim language
Language in Papua
| Murkim | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Western New Guinea |
| Region | Pegunungan Bintang Regency: Mofinop District (Milki and Mot villages) and Murkim District |
Native speakers | 290 (2004)[1] |
Language family | 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
Pronouns are:[3]
Murkim independent pronouns sg pl 1excl nuːk nakme 1incl nakmere 2 hak(o) sakmere 3 kne ~ yak ~ ire
Sentences
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
- ^ 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 Unpublished manuscript.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.
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Papuan language families
(Palmer 2018 classification)
(Palmer 2018 classification)
subgroups
| Central Papua, Indonesia |
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|---|---|
| Southeast Papua, Indonesia | |
| Southwest Papua New Guinea | |
| Central Papua New Guinea | |
| Papuan Peninsula |
families and isolates
families and isolates
families and isolates
families and isolates
families and isolates
| Torricelli subgroups | |
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| Sepik subgroups | |
| Ramu subgroups |
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families and isolates
families and isolates
isolate
- West Papuan
- Northwest Papuan
- South Pauwasi
- East Papuan
- Southeast Papuan
- Papuan Gulf
- Binanderean–Goilalan
- Arai–Samaia
- Asmat–Mombum
- Trans-Fly–Bulaka River
- Trans-Fly
- Dani–Kwerba
- East Bird's Head – Sentani
- Kwomtari–Fas
- Left May – Kwomtari
- Tor–Kwerba–Nimboran
- West Trans–New Guinea
- West Papuan Highlands
- Central and South New Guinea
- Central West New Guinea
- East New Guinea Highlands
- Yele – West New Britain
- Sepik–Ramu
- Indo-Pacific
