Boselewa
A language of Papua New Guinea
| Population | 610 (1999 SIL). Ethnic population: 1,525. |
| Region | Milne Bay Province, Fergusson Island north shore. |
| Language map |
Papua New Guinea, Map 17, reference number 786 |
| Alternate names | Bosalewa, Bosilewa, Mwani’u |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 61% with Galeya [gar] (most similar). |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Papuan Tip, Nuclear, North Papuan Mainland-D’Entrecasteaux, Dobu-Duau |
| Language use | Also use neighboring languages. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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