Bouni

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
suo
Alternate Names
Bouni-Bobe, Sumo
User Population

Ethnic population: 550 (2000 census).

Location

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

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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].