BPW ISO 639-3
Bo
A language of Papua New Guinea
- ISO 639
- bpw
- Alternate Names
- Po, Sorimi
- Population
- 85 (1998 NTM).
- Location:
- Sandaun province: Bo, Kaumifi, Kobaru, and Nigyama Umarita villages; East Sepik province: Sandaun province border area, near Right May river. Heart of Western Range.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Arai (Left May)
- Dialects
- Kaboru, Nikiyama, Umuruta.
- Language Use
- Used as L2 by Yawuno Teneyo [itr].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 50%. Bible portions: 2017.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Bo
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Area seldom entered by outsiders. Unconfirmed as a separate language. Traditional religion, Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Sandaun province: Bo, Kaumifi, Kobaru, and Nigyama Umarita villages; East Sepik province: Sandaun province border area, near Right May river. Heart of Western Range.
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