Murkim is a Papuan language of Western New Guinea, near its relatives Lepki and Kembra.
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).
[2] Pronouns are:[3] Example sentences in Murkim:[3] iro-mo3-SBJmunɪmoneyl-aba-le?-father-DAT?kne-logive-TNSiro-mo munɪ l-aba-le kne-lo3-SBJ money ?-father-DAT?
give-TNS‘She gave money to my father.’irom-mo3-SBJabumtomorrowhar-kogo-TNSirom-mo abum har-ko3-SBJ tomorrow go-TNS‘She goes tomorrow.’iro-mo3-SBJyowoodtma-konmachete-INSTRli-locut-TNSiro-mo yo tma-kon li-lo3-SBJ wood machete-INSTR cut-TNS‘He is cutting wood with a machete.’iro-mo3-SBJlais-ifrice-?ɲi-loeat-TNSiro-mo lais-if ɲi-lo3-SBJ rice-?