Bouni

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: suo
Alternate Names: Bouni-Bobe, Sumo
Population: Ethnic population: 550 (2000 census).
Location:: Sandaun province: West Aitape Rural LLG, Sumo village; south of Sera coast.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Skou, Skou-Serra-Lagoon, Serra Hills, Lagoon
Dialects: Bobe (Nori). Lexical similarity:50%–56% with Uni [uni]; 38% with Barapu dialect of Bauni [bpe] and 39%–52% with Pou dialect of Bauni [bpe].
Language Use: Adults only. Shifting to Tok Pisin [tpi] (Miller 2017).
Language Development: Bible portions: 2013–2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bouni
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Sandaun province: West Aitape Rural LLG, Sumo village; south of Sera coast.