Urim | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: uri
Alternate Names: Kurom, Kwrom, Tayon, Wan
Autonym: Urim
Population: 4,000 (Wood 2012). 40 monolinguals.
Location:: East Sepik province: Maprik subdistrict; Sandaun province: Nuku subdistrict, southwest of Kombio. 16 villages.
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.

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