ISO 639-3 · bpwbpw
Left May family
Bo
Bo is a language of the Left May branch, spoken in Papua New Guinea. Wikidata describes it as “language of New Guinea”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bpw- Glottocode
bopa1235- Family
- Left May
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
1levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bo |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bo (Papua New Guinea), Bo language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Left May to Bo
The branches above Bo, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
4Left MayfamilybpwBolanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Papua New Guinea
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationaltpiTok Pisinunclassified · 4.1 m1 · NationalenqEngaTrans–New Guinea · 230,0005 · DevelopinghmoHiri MotuAustronesian · 120,0003 · Wider CommunicationksdTolaiAustronesian · 81,0003 · Wider CommunicationmeuMotuAustronesian · 39,0005 · DevelopingazrAdzeraAustronesian · 30,0004 · EducationalsnpSianeunclassified · 29,0005 · DevelopingagdAgarabiunclassified · 27,0006a · VigorousgahAlekanoTrans–New Guinea · 25,0007 · Shifting