| Bongu | |
| States: | Papua New Guinea |
| Region: | Madang Province |
| Speakers: | 850 |
| Date: | 2000 census |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Papuan |
| Fam1: | Trans–New Guinea? |
| Fam2: | Madang |
| Fam3: | Mindjim |
| Iso3: | bpu |
| Glotto: | bong1291 |
| Glottorefname: | Bongu |
Bongu is a Madang language spoken in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
Unlike other indigenous languages of Oceania, the Bongu language has several loan words from Russian.[1]
| Bongu | English | Russian | |
|---|---|---|---|
| arbuz | watermelon | Russian: арбуз | |
| kukuruza | corn | Russian: кукуруза | |
| topor | axe | Russian: топор |