Bosngun
Bosngun is a Ramu language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Glottolog rates it shifting.
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Bosman (Bosmun, Bosngun) is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken five villages of Dongan ward, Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province (4.176323°S 144.648727°E / -4.176323; 144.648727 (Bosmun Comm. Sch)).
Like Watam, it shares a number of irregular plural markers with the Lower Sepik languages, supporting the proposal of a Ramu – Lower Sepik language family.
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Words in Bosngun
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | mot* | |
| name | yi* | |
| eye | ram3k* | |
| ear | kur* | |
| nose | gum* | |
| tooth | d3r* | |
| tongue | eit3p* | |
| hand | p3rb3s* | |
| blood | nimbit* | |
| bone | ag3r* | |
| skin | 5it* | |
| knee | tup* | |
| breast | m3r* | |
| liver | ugut* | |
| water | mok* | |
| fire | su3ka* | |
| sun | r3o* | |
| star | jEm* | |
| stone | wout* | |
| mountain | sim* | |
| tree | k3n* | |
| leaf | p3r* | |
| night | muN* | |
| dog | pEraN* | |
| fish | s3k* | |
| louse | bEt* | |
| one | goku* | |
| two | buniN* | |
| I | Ngo* | |
| you | mo* |
* 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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