Laarim language

Surmic language of South Sudan
Laarim
Narim
Laarim
Native toSouth Sudan
RegionLaarim Hills
EthnicityLaarim
Native speakers
(3,600 cited 1984)[1]
Language family
Nilo-Saharan?
  • Eastern Sudanic?
    • Kir–Abbaian?
      • Surmic
        • South Surmic
          • Southwest Surmic
            • Didinga–Murle
              • Didinga–Longarim
                • Laarim
Language codes
ISO 639-3loh
Glottolognari1240
ELPNarim

Laarim (Larim, Longarim) or Narim is a Surmic language spoken by the Laarim people of the Laarim Hills of South Sudan.

Distribution

According to Ethnologue, Laarim is spoken in 10 villages of northern Budi County, Eastern Equatoria State. Stirtz (2011)[2] reports that there are as many as 22,000 speakers, living mainly in 14 villages west of Chukudum town.

Laarmin people in a village in Kimatong, South Sudan

References

  1. ^ Laarim at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Stirtz, Timothy M. 2011. Laarim (loh) Tone. SIL Electronic Working Papers 2011-012. 91.

External links

  • Narim basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
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Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family
Northern k languages
Nubian
Hill Nubian
Nara
Nyima
Taman
Southern n languages
Surmic
North
Southeast
Southwest
Eastern Jebel
Temein
Daju
Eastern
Western
Nilotic
Large group listed below
Eastern
Bari
Teso–Turkana
Lotuko
Ongamo–Maa
Western
Dinka–Nuer
Luo
Northern
Southern
Burun
Southern
Kalenjin
Elgon
Nandi–Markweta
Okiek–Mosiro
Pökoot
Omotik–Datooga
Italics indicate extinct languages


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