Murkim language

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.

Murkim
Native toWestern New Guinea
RegionPegunungan Bintang Regency: Mofinop District (Milki and Mot villages) and Murkim District
Native speakers
290 (2004)
Pauwasi
Language codes
ISO 639-3rmh
Glottologmurk1238

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

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