Boikin

BZF

developing

Alternate Names: Boiken, Nucum, Yangoru, Yengoru

Dialects: Central Boikin, East Boikin, Haripmor, Island Boikin, Kunai, Kwusaun, Munji, West Boikin.

Genealogy:

Sepik
Ndu

Demographics: 31,300 (2003 SIL). 9,400 monolinguals.

Language Use: Also use Tok Pisin [tpi].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 1971–2003.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea