Nor language

Not to be confused with Murik Kayan language.

Murik, or Nor, is a Lower Sepik language spoken in Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Murik ward (3.794976°S 143.998682°E / -3.794976; 143.998682 (Aramut)) of Marienberg Rural LLG, East Sepik Province, which is located around a large coastal lagoon.^[2][3]

Murik
Nor
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Region	East Sepik Province
Native speakers	(1,000 cited 2000)[1]
Language family	Ramu–Lower Sepik Lower Sepik (Nor–Pondo) Nor? Murik
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mtf
Glottolog	muri1260
ELP	Murik
Nor is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
Coordinates: 3.794976°S 143.998682°E / -3.794976; 143.998682 (Aramut)

Phonology

Consonants^[4]

	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Plosive	p b	t d	dʒ	k g
Prenasalized	ᵐb	ⁿd	ⁿdʒ	ᵑg
Fricative		s
Nasal	m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Approximant	w	r	j

Vowels^[4]

	Front	Central	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e	ə	o
Low		a

Pronouns

Murik independent pronouns are:^[4]

	singular	dual	paucal	plural
1	ma	ga-i	ag-i	e<*a+i
2	mi	ga-u	ag-u	o<*a+u
3	mən	məndəb	məŋgə	mwa

Nouns

Murik nouns are inflected for four numbers.^[5]: 897

	‘person’	‘house’
singular	nor	iran
dual	normbo	irambo
paucal	norgə	iramoara
plural	normot	iranmot