Tembagla, also known as Bo-Ung (Mbo-Ung), is one of the languages spoken in the Southern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea. Geographically the people are Kaugel, but their language appears to be closer to the related Medlpa.
| Bo-Ung | |
|---|---|
| Tembagla | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Southern Highlands Province |
Native speakers | 41,000 (2000 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mux |
| Glottolog | boun1245 |
Dialects are Ku Waru, Mara-Gomu, Miyemu (Miyem), and Tembalo (Tembaglo).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Bo-Ung at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
External links
edit- Bowers, Nancy; Lepi, Pundia (1975). "Kaugel Valley systems of reckoning" (PDF). Journal of the Polynesian Society. 84 (3): 309–324. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-04.
- The New Testament in the Mara-Gomu dialect of the Bo-Ung Language of Papua New Guinea
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