Bosmun language explained

Bosman
Nativename:	Bosngun
States:	Papua New Guinea
Region:	Madang Province (5 villages)
Coordinates:	-4.1763°N 144.6487°W
Speakers:	1,300
Date:	2004
Ref:	e18
Familycolor:	Papuan
Fam2:	Ramu proper
Fam5:	Bosman–Awar
Iso3:	bqs
Glotto:	bosn1248
Glottorefname:	Bosngun

Bosman (Bosmun, Bosngun) is a Ramu language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken five villages of Dongan ward, Yawar Rural LLG, Madang Province (-4.1763°N 144.6487°W).^{[1] [2]}

Like Watam, it shares a number of irregular plural markers with the Lower Sepik languages, supporting the proposal of a Ramu – Lower Sepik language family.

External links

• Rosetta Project: Bosmun Swadesh List

Notes and References

1. Web site: Papua New Guinea languages . Ethnologue

   Languages of the World

   . 22nd . Eberhard . David M. . Simons . Gary F. . Fennig . Charles D. . 2019 . Dallas . SIL International.
2. Web site: Papua New Guinea Village Coordinates Lookup . United Nations in Papua New Guinea . Humanitarian Data Exchange . 1.31.9 . 2018.