Laarim (Larim, Longarim) or Narim is a
Surmic language
The Surmic languages are a branch of the Eastern Sudanic language family.
Today, the various peoples who speak Surmic languages make their living in a variety of ways, including nomadic herders, settled farmers, and slash and burn farmers. Th ...
spoken by the
Boya people The Boya (also spelled Buya; called Larim and Langorim by the Didinga people) are a Surmic ethnic group numbering 20,000 to 25,000 people living in Budi County, part of the Greater Kapoeta region of the South Sudanese state of the erstwhile Eastern ...
of the
Boya Hills Boya may refer to:
*Boya, Western Australia
*Boya, Nepal
*Boya people, an ethnic group in Sudan
*Boyar caste, Boyar caste of India
*Mireia Boya Busquet (born 1979), Spanish scientist and politician
*Pierre Boya (born 1984), Cameroonian footballer
* ...
of
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
.
Distribution
According to ''Ethnologue'', Laarim is spoken in 10 villages of northern
Budi County
Budi County is an administrative area of Eastern Equatoria state in South Sudan, with headquarters in Chukudum.
Location
Budi county is derived from two ethnic groups who inhabit the area (Buya and Didinga). It is located in Eastern Equatoria Sta ...
,
Eastern Equatoria
Eastern Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 73,472 km². The capital is Torit. On October 1, 1972, the state was divided into Imatong and Namorunyang states and was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 Febru ...
State. Stirtz (2011)
[Stirtz, Timothy M. 2011. ''Laarim (loh) Tone''. SIL Electronic Working Papers 2011-012. 91.] reports that there are as many as 22,000 speakers, living mainly in 14 villages west of
Chukudum
Chukudum is a Town in Budi County of the Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan.
Location
The town lies at the base of the Didinga Mountains, which are often shrouded in clouds, in spectacularly beautiful country. It is accessible only by a roug ...
town.
References
External links
Narim basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database
Languages of South Sudan
Surmic languages
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