Murkim language

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title: "Murkim language" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["languages-of-western-new-guinea", "lepki–murkim-languages"] description: "Language in Papua" topic_path: "linguistics" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murkim_language" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Language in Papua ::

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Field	Value
name	Murkim
states	Western New Guinea
region	Pegunungan Bintang Regency: Mofinop District (Milki and Mot villages) and Murkim District
speakers	290
date	2004
ref	e18
familycolor	Papuan
fam1	Pauwasi
fam2	Yetfa – South Pauwasi
fam3	South Pauwasi
fam4	Lepki–Murkim
iso3	rmh
glotto	murk1238
glottorefname	Murkim
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|name=Murkim |nativename= |states=Western New Guinea |region=Pegunungan Bintang Regency: Mofinop District (Milki and Mot villages) and Murkim District |speakers=290 |date=2004 |ref=e18 |familycolor=Papuan |fam1=Pauwasi |fam2=Yetfa – South Pauwasi |fam3=South Pauwasi |fam4=Lepki–Murkim |iso3=rmh |glotto=murk1238 |glottorefname=Murkim

Murkim is a Papuan language of Western New Guinea, 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, Papua Province, Indonesia.

Dialects include the varieties spoken in Milki and Mot villages (Wambaliau 2004: 22-28).

Pronouns

Pronouns are:

:{| |+ Murkim independent pronouns ! !! sg !! pl |- ! 1excl | nuːk || nakme |- ! 1incl | || nakmere |- ! 2 | hak(o) || sakmere |- ! 3 | colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | kne ~ yak ~ ire |}

Sentences

Example sentences in Murkim:

|iro-mo munɪ l-aba-le kne-lo |3-SBJ money ?-father-DAT? give-TNS |‘She gave money to my father.’}}

|irom-mo abum har-ko |3-SBJ tomorrow go-TNS |‘She goes tomorrow.’}}

|iro-mo yo tma-kon li-lo |3-SBJ wood machete-INSTR cut-TNS |‘He is cutting wood with a machete.’}}

|iro-mo lais-if ɲi-lo |3-SBJ rice-? eat-TNS |‘Does she eat rice?’}}

References

• Wambaliau, Theresia. 2004. Survey Report on the Murkim Language in Papua, Indonesia. (in Indonesian). Unpublished manuscript. Jayapura: SIL Indonesia.

References

1. [https://newguineaworld.linguistik.uzh.ch/families/pauwasi-river/yetfa-south-pauwasi-river/south-pauwasi-river New Guinea World, South Pauwasi River]
2. Foley, William A.. (2018). "The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide". De Gruyter Mouton.

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