| 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 aPapuan language ofWestern New Guinea, near its relativesLepki andKembra. 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 are:[3]
| sg | pl | |
|---|---|---|
| 1excl | nuːk | nakme |
| 1incl | nakmere | |
| 2 | hak(o) | sakmere |
| 3 | kne ~ yak ~ ire | |
Example sentences in Murkim:[3]
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.’
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.’