Bo (Papua New Guinea)
Bo (Papua New Guinea) is a Left May language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Bo (Po, Sorimi) is a possible Left May language of New Guinea, in Sandaun and East Sepik Provinces. It is essentially undocumented, and its status as a separate language is unconfirmed. It is spoken in Bo, Kaumifi, Kobaru, and Nigyama Umarita villages in Sandaun Province.
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Words in Bo (Papua New Guinea)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | noko* | |
| eye | moLo* | |
| ear | ko* | |
| nose | ki* | |
| tooth | ki* | |
| tongue | lEsE* | |
| hand | nai* | |
| blood | kwo* | |
| bone | mutuk* | |
| skin | topo* | |
| knee | posa* | |
| breast | no* | |
| liver | mosi* | |
| water | 7u* | |
| fire | ta* | |
| star | mota* | |
| stone | topoki* | |
| mountain | po* | |
| tree | ka* | |
| leaf | kasia* | |
| night | sofotiaka* | |
| dog | nari* | |
| fish | lie* | |
| louse | ka* | |
| one | soso* | |
| two | tiso* | |
| come | samo7* | |
| path | kori* | |
| new | takoma* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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