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The Bofobundan language (<span style="font-size:150%">بفبلالا</span> ''bofolala'') is the main, historical language of the country called [[User:Luciano/Sandbox/Unmapped/Bofobundah|Bofobundah]]. It uses a writing system adapted from the Parsan.
{{Infobox country
|coords_zoom              =
| coords_y                =
| coords_x                =
|micronation              =  <!--yes if a micronation-->
|conventional_long_name  = Bofobundah
|native_name              = <span style="font-size:150%">بفبوندة</span>
|common_name              =  <!--Common name in English (used for wikilinks and to produce a default iso3166 code)-->
|status                  =  <!--Status of country, especially useful for micronations-->
|image_flag              = Luciano_Flag_Bofobundah.png <!--e.g. Flag of country.svg-->
|alt_flag                = ''Bofobundan Flag''<!--alt text for flag (text shown when pointer hovers over flag)-->
|flag_border              =  <!--set to no to disable border around the flag-->
|image_flag2              =  <!--e.g. Second-flag of country.svg-->
|alt_flag2                =  <!--alt text for second flag-->
|flag2_border            =  <!--set to no to disable border around the flag-->
|image_coat              =  <!--e.g. Coat of arms of country.svg-->
|alt_coat                =  <!--alt text for coat of arms-->
|symbol_type              =  <!--emblem, seal, etc (if not a coat of arms)-->
|national_motto          =  <!--in inverted commas and wikilinked if link exists-->
|english_motto            =  <!--English language version of motto-->
|national_anthem          =  <!--in italics (double quotemarks) and wikilinked if link exists-->
|royal_anthem            =  <!--in italics (double quotemarks) and wikilinked if link exists-->
|other_symbol_type        =  <!--Use if a further symbol exists, e.g. hymn-->
|other_symbol            =  <!-- -->
|image_map                =  <!-- eg map.png -->
|loctext                  =  <!--text description of location of country-->
|alt_map                  =  <!--alt text for map-->
|map_caption              =  <!--Caption to place below map-->
|image_map2              =  <!--Another map, if required-->
|alt_map2                =  <!--alt text for second map-->
|map_caption2            =  <!--Caption to place below second map-->
|capital                  = [[User:Luciano/Sandbox/Unmapped/Zhebeyem|Zhebeyem]] <!--Name of country/territory's capital, wikilinked if link exists-->
|latd= | latm= | latNS= |longd= |longm= |longEW= <!--capital's latitude and longitude in degrees/minutes/direction-->
|largest_city            = capital <!--Name of country/territory's largest city. Use "capital" (without quotemarks) if it's the capital.-->
|largest_settlement_type  =  <!--Type of settlement if largest settlement not a city-->
|largest_settlement      =  <!--Name of largest settlement-->
|official_languages      = [[Bofobundan language|Bofobundan]] <!--Languages recognised in legislation, constitution, etc-->
|national_languages      =  <!--Country/territory-wide languages recognised but not necessarily in country/territory-wide law, etc-->
|regional_languages      = 
|languages_type          =  <!--Use to specify a further type of language, if not official, national or regional-->
|languages                =  <!--Languages of the further type-->
|languages_sub            =  <!--Is this further type of language a sub-item of the previous non-sub type? ("yes" or "no")-->
|languages2_type          =  <!--Another further type of language-->
|languages2              =  <!--Languages of this second further type-->
|languages2_sub          =  <!--Is the second alternative type of languages a sub-item of the previous non-sub type? ("yes" or "no")-->
|ethnic_groups            =  <!--List/breakdown of ethnic groups within the country/territory-->
|ethnic_groups_year      =  <!--Year of ethnic groups data (if provided) or use to place a <ref>-->
|nationalities            =  <!--List/breakdown of nationalities within the country/territory-->
|religion                = [[Mengzo]] (Zensunni) <!--Religion-->
|demonym                  = [[Bofobundans|Bofobundan]] <!--Term/s describing those associated with the country/territory (e.g. "Belgian" for the country Belgium)-->
|government_type          = Constitutional Kritarchic Principality<!--(often a compound multi-wikilinked term, e.g. "Federal semi-presidential constitutional republic", etc)-->
|leader_title1            = Sultan<!--(for a country, usually the head of state's (wikilinked) title, e.g. "President", "Monarch")-->
|leader_name1            = Nuhunomus
|leader_title2            =  <!--(could be "Vice President", otherwise "Prime Minster", etc, etc)-->
|leader_name2            =
|leader_title3            =
|leader_name3            =
<!--......-->
|leader_title6            =  <!--(up to six distinct leaders may be included)-->
|leader_name6            =   
|legislature              = Agora of Judges  <!--Name of the country/territory's governing body, e.g. "Parliament", "Congress", etc-->
|upper_house              =  <!--Name of governing body's upper house, if given (e.g. "Senate")-->
|lower_house              =  <!--Name of governing body's lower house, if given (e.g. "Chamber of Deputies")-->
|sovereignty_type        =  <!--Brief description of country/territory's status ("Independence [from...]", "Autonomous province [of...]", etc)-->
|sovereignty_note        =   
|established_event1      =  <!--First key event in history of country/territory's status or formation-->
|established_date1        =  <!--Date of first key event-->
|established_event2      =  <!--Second key event-->
|established_date2        =  <!--Date of second key event-->
<!--......-->
|established_event9      =  <!--(up to nine distinct events may be included)-->
|established_date9        =
|area_rank                =
|area_magnitude          =
|area                    =  <!--Major area size (in [[Template:convert]] either km2 or sqmi first)-->
|area_km2                = Approx 22,000  <!--Major area size (in square km)-->
|area_sq_mi              =  <!--Area in square mi (requires area_km2)-->
|area_footnote            =  <!--Optional footnote for area-->
|percent_water            = 
|area_label              =  <!--Label under "Area" (default is "Total")-->
|area_label2              =  <!--Label below area_label (optional)-->
|area_data2              =  <!--Text after area_label2 (optional)-->
|population_estimate      = Approx 6,000,000
|population_estimate_rank =
|population_estimate_year =
|population_census        =
|population_census_year  =
|population_density_km2  =
|population_density_sq_mi =
|population_density_rank  =
|nummembers              =  <!--An alternative to population for micronation-->
|GDP_PPP                  =  <!--(Gross Domestic Product from Purchasing Power Parity)-->
|GDP_PPP_rank            =
|GDP_PPP_year            =
|GDP_PPP_per_capita      =
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank  =
|GDP_nominal              =
|GDP_nominal_rank        =
|GDP_nominal_year        =
|GDP_nominal_per_capita  =
|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank =
|Gini                    =  <!--(Gini measure of income inequality; input number only; valid values are between 0 and 100)-->
|Gini_ref                =  <!--(for any ref/s to associate with Gini number)-->
|Gini_rank                =
|Gini_year                =
|HDI_year                =  <!-- Please use the year to which the data refers, not the publication year-->
|HDI                      =  <!--(Human Development Index; input number only; valid values are between 0 and 1)-->
|HDI_change              =  <!--increase/decrease/steady; rank change from previous year-->
|HDI_rank                =
|HDI_ref                  =  <!--(for any ref/s to associate with HDI number)-->
|currency                =  <!--Name/s of currency/ies used in country/territory-->
|currency_code            =  <!--ISO 4217 code/s for currency/ies (each usually three capital letters)-->
|time_zone                =  <!--e.g. GMT, PST, AST, etc, etc (wikilinked if possible)-->
|utc_offset              =  <!--in the form "+N", where N is number of hours offset-->
|time_zone_DST            =  <!--Link to DST (Daylight Saving Time) used, otherwise "not observed"-->
|utc_offset_DST          =  <!--in the form "+N", where N is number of hours offset-->
|DST_note                =  <!--Optional note regarding DST use-->
|antipodes                =  <!--Place/s exactly on the opposite side of the world to country/territory-->
|date_format              =  <!--numeric dates (dd-mm-yyyy, yyyy.mm.dd, etc) plus era (CE, AD, AH, etc)-->
|drives_on_the            = 
|cctld                    =  <!--Internet country code top-level domain identifier (e.g. [[.br]], [[.de]], etc)
|iso3166code              =  <!--Use to override default from common_name parameter above; omit using "omit".-->
|calling_code            =  <!--e.g. [[+1]], [[+531]], [[+44]], etc-->
|image_map3              =  <!--Optional third map position, e.g. for use with reference to footnotes below it-->
|alt_map3                =  <!--alt text for third map position-->
|footnote_a              =  <!--For any footnote <sup>a</sup> used above-->
|footnote_b              =  <!--For any footnote <sup>b</sup> used above-->
<!--......-->
|footnote_h              =  <!--For any footnote <sup>h</sup> used above-->
|footnotes                =  <!--For any generic non-numbered footnotes-->
}}


= Distribution =
'''Bofobundah''', (''[[Bofobundan language|Bofobundan]]'' '''<span style="font-size:150%">بفبوندة</span>''' ''bofobundah''), is the home country to the [[Bofobundans|Bofobundan people]]. ''Currently unmapped.'' It may be an island in some remote corner of the ocean. Others have suggested that it exists in the unexplored interior of some continent.


Besides the Bofobundan homeland, countries with Bofobundan-speaking populations include the following (in descending order of number-of-speakers):
There are many Bofobundan people living as immigrant populations in other countries, notably the [[Ardisphere]].
*{{West Commonia}}
*{{Ardisphere}}
*{{Commonia}}
*''... more''


= Phonology =
= Name =
[[File:Bo_vowel.svg|400px|right]]
== Vowels ==  


Bofobundan has six distinct vowels, divided into 3 "lax" vowels and 3 "tense" vowels. The vowel chart at right shows IPA and standard Parsan representation - note that the three "lax" vowels, [ɛ], [e] and [o] are normally not written, since they are represented using the Parsan diacritics ''zabar'', ''zir'' and ''pesh''.
= History =


== Consonants ==  
= Geography =


== Syllables, Tones ==
= Politics and Government =


= Writing System =  
= Economy =  


Modern Bofobundan universally uses an adaptation of Parsan, with special diacritics (not normally written but used in instruction) adopted for the tones. The Parsan alphabet is as follows.
= Demographics =


{| class="wikitable"
== Language ==
|-align="center"
!rowspan="2"| #
!rowspan="2"| Name
!rowspan="2"| Conventional Romanization
!rowspan="2"| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet IPA]
!colspan="4"|Contextual forms
|-
! Final
! Medial
! Initial
! Isolated
|- align="center"
|1
| Hamza
| ʾ
| [ʔ]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;line-height:120%">ـئ ـأ ـؤ </span>
| style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـئـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" |<span style="font-size:250%;">ئـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" |<span style="font-size:250%;">ء أ</span>
|- align="center"
|2
| ʾalef
| a
| [a]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" colspan=2|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـا</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" colspan=2|<span style="font-size:250%;">آ / ا</span>
|- align="center"
|3
| be
| b
| [b]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـب</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـبـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺑ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ب</span>
|- align="center"
|4
| pe
| p
| [p]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـپ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـپـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﭘ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">پ</span>
|- align="center"
|5
| te
| t
| [t]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـت</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـتـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺗ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺕ</span>
|- align="center"
|6
| se
| s
| [s]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـث</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـثـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺛ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺙ</span>
|- align="center"
|7
| jim
| j
| [d͡ʒ]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺞ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـجـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺟ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺝ</span>
|- align="center"
|8
| che
| ch
| [t͡ʃ]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﭻ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـچـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﭼ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﭺ</span>
|- align="center"
|9
| hhe
| hh
| [h]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺢ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـحـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺣ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺡ</span>
|- align="center"
|10
| khe
| kh
| [x]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺦ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـخـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺧ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺥ</span>
|- align="center"
|11
| dal
| d
| [d]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" colspan=2|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـد</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" colspan=2|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺩ</span>
|- align="center"
|12
| xal
| x
| [z]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" colspan=2|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـذ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" colspan=2|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺫ</span>
|- align="center"
|13
| re
| r
| [ɾ]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" colspan=2|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـر</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" colspan=2|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺭ</span>
|- align="center"
|14
| ze
| z
| [z]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" colspan=2|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـز</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" colspan=2|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺯ</span>
|- align="center"
|15
| zhe
| zh
| [ʒ]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" colspan=2|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـژ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" colspan=2|<span style="font-size:250%;">ژ</span>
|- align="center"
|16
| sin
| s
| [s]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـس</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـسـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺳ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺱ</span>
|- align="center"
|17
| shin
| sh
| [ʃ]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـش</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـشـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺷ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺵ</span>
|- align="center"
|18
| ssad
| ss
| [s]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـص</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـصـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺻ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺹ</span>
|- align="center"
|19
| zzad
| zz
| [z]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـض</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـضـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺿ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﺽ</span>
|- align="center"
|20
| tta
| tt
| [t]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـط</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـطـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻃ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻁ</span>
|- align="center"
|21
| xxa
| xx
| [z]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـظ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـظـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻇ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻅ</span>
|- align="center"
|22
| ʿeyn
| ʿ
| [ʔ]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـع</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـعـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻋ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻉ</span>
|- align="center"
|23
| gheyn
| gh
| [ɣ] / [ɢ]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـغ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـغـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻏ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻍ</span>
|- align="center"
|24
| fe
| f
| [f]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـف</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـفـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻓ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻑ</span>
|- align="center"
|25
| qaf
| q
| [ŋ] / [ɣ]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـق</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـقـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻗ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻕ</span>
|- align="center"
|26
| kaf
| k
| [k]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـک</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـکـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">کـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ک</span>
|- align="center"
|27
| gaf
| g
| [ɡ]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـگ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـگـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﮔ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">گ</span>
|- align="center"
|28
| lam
| l
| [l]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـل</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـلـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻟ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻝ</span>
|- align="center"
|29
| mim
| m
| [m]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـم</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـمـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻣ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻡ</span>
|- align="center"
|30
| nun
| n
| [n]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـن</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـنـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻧ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻥ</span>
|- align="center"
|31
| waw
| u
| [u]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" colspan=2|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـو</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;" colspan=2|<span style="font-size:250%;">و</span>
|- align="center"
|32
| he(-dochesh)
| h
| [h]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـه</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـهـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">هـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻩ</span>
|- align="center"
|33
| ye
| y
| [j] / [i]
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﯽ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ـیـ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻳ</span>
|style="line-height:180%;padding:10px;"|<span style="font-size:250%;">ﻯ</span>
|}


Most consonants have values similar to Parsan, although Bofobundan has a smaller consonant inventory so many Parsan sounds are merged, but Parsan spellings are retained for borrowings and by tradition. Thus Parsan letter <span style="font-size:150%">ﺽ</span> (zad) has the same value, IPA [z], as the letter <span style="font-size:150%">ﺯ</span> (ze), although in original Parsan they are distinct sounds. The one exception to the sounds being more or less similar to Parsan is the letter <span style="font-size:150%">ﻕ</span> (qaf), which was borrowed to represent the sound [ŋ], which didn't exist in Parsan, while the original sound represented by <span style="font-size:150%">ﻕ</span> does not exist in Bofobundan. It is sometimes difficult to remember this for Parsan speakers learning Bofobundan, and it also has resulted in the unusual romanization "q" for the sound [ŋ], thus the Bofobundan form of casual address, <span style="font-size:150%">مِق</span> [mɛŋ] is Romanized "''meq''."
''See the main article on the [[Bofobundan language]].''


= Grammar =
== Religion ==


One of the most notable features of Bofobundan grammar is the lack of a copula or "be-verb" in day-to-day use. There are some verbs in the literary language that are used in stative meanings (e.g. <span style="font-size:150%;">وافا</span> ''wafa'' "to exist"), but these words are not widely used. Instead, for stative and copular meanings, Bofobundan employs the preterite of a major class of verbs of motion and transformation. Thus to say "I am happy" what is really said is "I went happy". This has then generalized across the grammar such that the preterite and "double-preterite" tenses are often reserved for this kind of stative meaning, while the perfect and pluperfect end up being used in the more typical past-tense meanings.
''See the main article on [[Mengzo]]''


= Vocabulary =
The Bofobundan people are in the majority practictioners of a unique religion that has been called by some "Zensunni," a syncretism of native Shamanistic elements overlaid with Buddhism and Islam. The endogenous name for the religion is ''Mengzo'', and that is preferred term for it. Counting those living outside the sultanate, it has about 10,000,000 practitioners. It is not an evangelical religion, but it has attracted some converts especially in the [[Ardisphere]], where the [[Bofobundan-Ardispherians]] maintain the world-renowned [[Green Mosque]] in [[Lagartópolis, DP]], and where they have developed a reputation for ethical industriousness and philanthropy, including the famous [[Fundación Zozete]], which provides high-quality, low-cost medical care through its chain of non-profit hospitals.


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[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Bofobundah]]

Latest revision as of 22:43, 1 April 2019

Bofobundah
بفبوندة
Bofobundan Flag
Flag
Capital
and largest city
Zhebeyem
Official languagesBofobundan
DemonymBofobundan
GovernmentConstitutional Kritarchic Principality
 • SultanNuhunomus
LegislatureAgora of Judges
Area
 • TotalApprox 22,000 km2
Population
 • EstimateApprox 6,000,000

Bofobundah, (Bofobundan بفبوندة bofobundah), is the home country to the Bofobundan people. Currently unmapped. It may be an island in some remote corner of the ocean. Others have suggested that it exists in the unexplored interior of some continent.

There are many Bofobundan people living as immigrant populations in other countries, notably the Ardisphere.

Name

History

Geography

Politics and Government

Economy

Demographics

Language

See the main article on the Bofobundan language.

Religion

See the main article on Mengzo

The Bofobundan people are in the majority practictioners of a unique religion that has been called by some "Zensunni," a syncretism of native Shamanistic elements overlaid with Buddhism and Islam. The endogenous name for the religion is Mengzo, and that is preferred term for it. Counting those living outside the sultanate, it has about 10,000,000 practitioners. It is not an evangelical religion, but it has attracted some converts especially in the Ardisphere, where the Bofobundan-Ardispherians maintain the world-renowned Green Mosque in Lagartópolis, DP, and where they have developed a reputation for ethical industriousness and philanthropy, including the famous Fundación Zozete, which provides high-quality, low-cost medical care through its chain of non-profit hospitals.

Education

Healthcare

Transportation and Infrastructure

Railways

Highways and Roads

Culture

Literature

Music

Cinema, Performing Arts and Media

Visual Arts and Architecture

Philosophy

Cuisine

Festivals and Holidays

Sports

See Also