Laarim (Larim, Longarim) or Narim is a
Surmic language spoken by the
Laarim people of the
Laarim Hills of
South Sudan
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Distribution
According to ''Ethnologue'', Laarim is spoken in 10 villages of northern
Budi County,
Eastern Equatoria
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State. Stirtz (2011)
[Stirtz, Timothy M. 2011. ''Laarim (loh) Tone''. SIL Electronic Working Papers 2011-012. 91.] reports that there are as many as 22,000 speakers, living mainly in 14 villages west of
Chukudum town.
References
External links
Narim basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
Languages of South Sudan
Surmic languages
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