Laarim language

Laarim
Laarim
Narim
Laarim
Native to	South Sudan
Region	Laarim Hills
Ethnicity	Laarim
Native speakers	(3,600 cited 1984)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Eastern Sudanic? Kir–Abbaian? Surmic South Surmic Southwest Surmic Didinga–Murle Didinga–Longarim Laarim; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	loh
Glottolog	nari1240
ELP	Narim

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

Distribution edit

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 edit

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

External links edit

Narim basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database

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[e18-1] Laarim at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Stirtz, Timothy M. 2011. Laarim (loh) Tone. SIL Electronic Working Papers 2011-012. 91.

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