Murkim is a
Papuan language
The Papuan languages are the non-Austronesian and non- Australian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands, by around 4 million people. It is a strictly geogra ...
of
Western New Guinea
Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, or Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the Melanesian island of New Guinea which is administered by Indonesia. Since the island is alternatively named as Papua, the region ...
, 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
Pegunungan Bintang Regency, or Bintang Mountains Regency is a regency in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It covers an area of 15,683 km2, and had a population of 65,434 at the 2010 Census and 77,872 at the 2020 Census. The administ ...
, Papua Province, Indonesia.
Dialects include the varieties spoken in Milki and Mot villages (Wambaliau 2004: 22-28).
[New Guinea World, South Pauwasi River]
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Pronouns
Pronouns are:
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Sentences
Example sentences in Murkim:
References
*Wambaliau, Theresia. 2004. ''Survey Report on the Murkim Language in Papua, Indonesia''. (in Indonesian). Unpublished manuscript. Jayapura: SIL Indonesia.
{{Papuan languages
Languages of western New Guinea
Lepki–Murkim languages