Bosavi | |
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Geographic distribution: |
New Guinea |
Linguistic classification: |
Trans–New Guinea
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Glottolog: | bosa1245 |
Map: The Bosavi languages of New Guinea
The Bosavi languages
Other Trans–New Guinea languages
Other Papuan languages
Austronesian languages
Uninhabited
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The Bosavi languages are a family of the Trans–New Guinea languages in the classification of Malcolm Ross.
The languages, which are closely related (though they may have only 10–15% of their vocabulary in common), are:
They are named after Mount Bosavi. Pronouns are:
Dibiyaso (Bainapi) is lexically similar, but this appears to be due to loans. The nearly extinct Turumsa language was added by Ethnologue 16, though it has more vocabulary in common with the unclassified Doso language.