Bosmun
[aka Bosman, Bosngun]Classification: Lower Sepik-Ramu
·endangered
Classification: Lower Sepik-Ramu
·endangered
Bosman, Bosngun |
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Lower Sepik-Ramu, Ramu, Lower Ramu |
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ISO 639-3 |
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bqs |
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Information from: “A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Lower Ramu Languages of Papua New Guinea (Awar [aya], Bosmun [bqs], Kayan [kct], and Marangis [wax])” . Paris, Brian (2015) SIL International
The estimated population of Daiden village is 191; the estimated population of Nemnem village is 371; the estimated population of Dogan village is 546; the estimated population of Wamtac village is 229; and the estimated population of Goingbang 2 village is 431 (not including immigrants from other villages).
"Currently only a few children actively use the Bosmun language. This is probably because parents seem to use more and more Tok Pisin with their children in the home. In fact, Bosmun is losing ground to Tok Pisin in every domain and age group in the Bosmun communities."
Tok Pisin [tpi]
Inland near the Ramu River: 5 villages: Daiden, Nemnem, Dogan, Wamtac, and Goingbang 2; it is also spoken at a "Base Camp".
Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 18th Edition” . Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig · SIL International
Tok Pisin [tpi]
"Madang Province, Bogia district, lower Ramu river, 5 villages; some in East Sepik Province."
Information from: “Glottolog 2.3” . Hammarström, Harald & Forkel, Robert & Haspelmath, Martin & Nordhoff, Sebastian (2014)
Information from: “Sepik languages: checklist and preliminary classification” . Laycock, Donald C. (1973) , Wurm, Stephen A. · Australian National University, Research School of Pacific Studies, Department of Linguistics
4 villages: Daidem, Dongon, Goingbang, and Mangai.