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Boikin

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3: bzf

Population	31,300 (2003 SIL). 30% monolingual.
Region	East Sepik Province, Yangoru District.
Language map	Papua New Guinea, Map 4, reference number 145
Alternate names	Boiken, Nucum, Yangoru, Yengoru
Dialects	West Boikin, Central Boikin, East Boikin, Munji, Haripmor, Kwusaun, Kunai, Island Boikin.
Classification	Sepik, Ndu
Language use	Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 5%–15%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 1971–1979.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BROWN, Carl; BROWN, Gaynor, authors. 1980. Yangoru (East Sepik Province).

FREUDENBURG, Allen, author. 1976. The dialects of Boiken.  

FREUDENBURG, Allen; FREUDENBURG, Marlene, authors. 1974. Boiken phonemes.  

FREUDENBURG, Allen; FREUDENBURG, Marlene, authors. 1994. Boiken Organised Phonology Data.  

HIAMBOING, M., author. n.d.. Tuo Organised Phonology Data.  

LOVING, Richard, editor. 1974. Phonologies of four Papua New Guinea languages.

Vernacular Publications

Buk bilong tisa. 1976.

Kɨlle sue 1, 2. 1975.

Kueliwalanka tiere huafu. 1976.

Mana tɨ pahakmaruare poku. 1973.

Mana tɨ suek poku. 1973.

Mana tɨ wiample farɨ. 1974.

Rɨk nunkullɨk = Hap tok bilong Yangoru na Pisin na Inglis = Phrases and vocabulary in Boiken (Yangoru dialect), Melanesian Pidgin and English. 1974.

Tok Pisin. 1980.

Tok Pisin. 1992.

Wullere hwafu. 1975.

Wunere sɨ yehehe na?. 1978.