Laarim (Larim, Longarim) or Narim is a Surmic language spoken by the

Boya people The Boya (also spelled Buya; called Larim and Langorim by the Didinga people) are a Surmic ethnic group numbering 20,000 to 25,000 people living in Budi County, part of the Greater Kapoeta region of the South Sudanese state of the erstwhile Eastern ...

of the Boya Hills of

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...

Distribution

According to ''Ethnologue'', Laarim is spoken in 10 villages of northern

Budi County Budi County is an administrative area of Eastern Equatoria state in South Sudan, with headquarters in Chukudum. Location Budi county is derived from two ethnic groups who inhabit the area (Buya and Didinga). It is located in Eastern Equatoria St ...

Eastern Equatoria Eastern Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 73,472 km². The capital is Torit. On October 1, 1972, the state was divided into Imatong and Namorunyang states and was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 Feb ...

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 Chukudum is a Town in Budi County of the Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan. Location The town lies at the base of the Didinga Mountains, which are often shrouded in clouds, in spectacularly beautiful country. It is accessible only by a roug ...

town.

References

External links

Narim basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
Languages of South Sudan Surmic languages {{ns-lang-stub