| Urim | |
| Also Known As: | Kombio |
| Region: | East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam1: | Torricelli |
| Child1: | Urim |
| Child2: | Urat |
| Child3: | Kombio |
| Glotto: | mari1433 |
| Glottorefname: | Marienberg |
| Map: | Torricelli_languages_map.svg |
| Mapcaption: | The Torricelli languages as classified by Foley (2018) |
The Urim languages constitute a branch of the Torricelli language family. They are spoken in East Sepik Province, in areas bordering the northeastern corner of Sandaun Province.
Foley (2018) lists the following languages.[1]
The following basic vocabulary words are from Laycock (1968),[2] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:[3]
The words cited constitute translation equivalents, whether they are cognate (e.g. neːp, nihip for “leg”) or not (e.g. ləŋkəp, ntoh, emen for “head”).
| gloss | Torricelli | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| head | ləŋkəp | ntoh | emen | |
| ear | nurkul | kwin | wolep | |
| eye | iːkŋ | ampep | yempit | |
| nose | ləmp | muhroŋ | wujipen | |
| tooth | eːk | asep | nal | |
| tongue | milip | yaŋklou | ||
| leg | neːp | nihip | araiʔ | |
| louse | nəmin | ompik | numuk | |
| dog | nəmpa | pwat | yimpeu | |
| bird | wel | antet | elip | |
| egg | haləmpar | yimpwonən | ||
| blood | waləmpop | wim | yalkup | |
| bone | təpmuŋkut | lupuŋ | ləp | |
| skin | palək | yahreik | alou | |
| breast | maː | ampreip | yimep | |
| tree | yoː | lou | lu | |
| man | kəmel | mik | eiŋ | |
| woman | kiːn | tuwei | injik | |
| sun | takəni | nai | awən | |
| moon | kanyil | wantihi | iyén | |
| water | huw | pənip | wop | |
| fire | waːkŋ | nih | yotou | |
| stone | weit | yah | əntoʔ | |
| two | weːk | hoi | wiyeu |