Bonggo

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A language of Indonesia

ISO 639-3
bpg
Alternate Names
Armopa, Bgu, Bogu, Bongo
User Population

790 (2006 SIL).

Location

Papua province: Sarmi regency, Bonggo sub-district.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, North New Guinea, Sarmi-Jayapura Bay, Sarmi
Language Use

Endangered (2000 D. Tryon). Home. Shifted to Indonesian [ind] (Wurm 2007). Also use Papuan Malay [pmy].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bonggo
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Bgu may be the name preferred by the people. Christian, traditional religion.