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Murkim language

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Native to
  
Western New Guinea

Language family
  
Lepkiā€“Murkim? Murkim

Glottolog
  
murk1238

Native speakers
  
290 (2004)

ISO 639-3
  
rmh

Region
  
Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Batom subdistrict

Murkim is a Papuan language spoken in Western New Guinea, near its probable relative Lepki and the unclassified language Kembra. Though spoken by fewer than 300 people, it is being learned by children.

References

Murkim language Wikipedia