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Bouni language

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Skou language of Papua New Guinea Not to be confused with the Bauni language.

Bouni
Sumo
Region	Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
Ethnicity	550 people (2000)
Language family	Skou Piore River Warapu Bouni
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`suo`
Glottolog	`boun1247`

Bouni (Sumo) is a Skou language of Papua New Guinea. It is spoken in Sumo village (3°04′16″S 141°56′44″E / 3.071192°S 141.945439°E / -3.071192; 141.945439 (Sumo)) of West Aitape Rural LLG, Sandaun Province, located near the border with Indonesia.

References

Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2022). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (25th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.

Sources

Miller, Steve A. 2017. Skou Languages Near Sissano Lagoon, Papua New Guinea. Language and Linguistics in Melanesia 35: 1-24.

v t e Skou languages
Piore River	Bauni (Barupu, Warapu) Uni (Ramo) Bouni (Sumo) Bobe (Nouri)
Serra Hills	Puari Rawo Womo
Western Skou	Leitre Skou Vanimo Wutung Sangke
Others	I'saka

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