Laarim language

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Laarim
Narim
Laarim
Native to South Sudan
Region Laarim Hills
Ethnicity Laarim
Native speakers
(3,600 cited 1984) [1]
Nilo-Saharan?
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.

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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 Tribu Laarim, Kimotong, Sudan del Sur, 2024-01-24, DD 14-16 HDR.jpg
Laarmin people in a village in Kimatong, South Sudan

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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.