Tembagla language

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Bo-Ung
Tembagla
Native to Papua New Guinea
RegionSouthern Highlands Province
Native speakers
41,000 (2000 census) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mux
Glottolog boun1245

Tembagla, also known as Bo-Ung (Mbo-Ung), is one of the languages spoken in the Southern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea. Geographically the people are Kaugel, but their language appears to be closer to the related Medlpa.

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Dialects are Ku Waru, Mara-Gomu, Miyemu (Miyem), and Tembalo (Tembaglo).

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References

  1. Bo-Ung at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)