Murkim language
| Murkim | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Pegunungan Bintang Regency: Mofinop District (Milki and Mot villages) and Murkim District |
Native speakers | 290 (2004)[1] |
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rmh |
| Glottolog | murk1238 |
Murkim is a
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
‘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
- ^ Murkim at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ New Guinea World, South Pauwasi River
- ^ 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 Unpublished manuscript.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.