Murkim
bahasa Murkim
Murkim is a Lepki-Murkim-Kembra language spoken in Indonesia, by about 290 people.
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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).
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Words in Murkim
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | pra* | |
| name | ka* | |
| eye | amol* | |
| ear | bwi* | |
| nose | mwa* | |
| tooth | kal* | |
| tongue | porouk* | |
| blood | mal* | |
| bone | kok* | |
| skin | yaith* | |
| knee | balka* | |
| breast | mom* | |
| liver | miEm* | |
| water | kel* | |
| fire | yo* | |
| sun | kayakalo* | |
| star | ile* | |
| stone | on* | |
| mountain | li* | |
| tree | yamul* | |
| leaf | bwaik* | |
| night | tisla* | |
| dog | sai* | |
| fish | kan* | |
| louse | im* | |
| one | hel* | |
| two | kais* | |
| I | nuk* | |
| you | hak* | |
| we | nekmere* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- LepkiLepki-Murkim-Kembra26% alike
- KimkiIsolates15% alike
- YetfaIsolates12% alike
- Bullom SoAtlantic-Congo11% alike
- Karkar-YuriPauwasi11% alike
- Womo-SumararuSko10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
Nearby languages
Elsewhere
Glottolog · murk1238 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · rmh