բոշայերեն

Armenian

Etymology

From բոշա (boša) + -երեն (-eren).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): [boʃɑjɛˈɾɛn]
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Noun

բոշայերեն (bošayeren)

  1. (sometimes offensive) Lomavren, the language of Bosha (the Lom people)

Usage notes

This term derives from the problematic exonym բոշա (boša) and may be offensive to the Lom.[1] The people's own name for their language is լոմավրեն (lomavren). See the usage note about "բոշա (boša)".

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References

  1. 2002, in Anthropology & archeology of Eurasia: Volumes 41-42, pages 20–24
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