Urim

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
uri
Alternate Names
Kurom, Kwrom, Tayon, Wan
Autonym
Urim
User Population

4,000 (Wood 2012). 40 monolinguals.

Location

East Sepik province: Maprik subdistrict; Sandaun province: Nuku subdistrict, southwest of Kombio. 16 villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Torricelli, Urim
Dialects

Kukwo (Kalp, Kalpm, Urim Kalpm, Urim-Kukwo), Yangkolen (Urim Yangkolen). Yangkolen and Kukwo dialects are 95% lexically similar. Lexical similarity: 8% with Kombio [xbi], 12% with Urat [urt], 2% with Kwanga [kwj], and 15% with Aiku [ymo].

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Some children are being taught Tok Pisin [tpi] by their parents (2020 P. Akerson). All also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Wood 2012).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 25%–50%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Videos. Dictionary. Texts. Bible portions: 1981–2003.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Urim
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.