| Sg.1 | tibosi |
| Sg.2 | nibosi |
| Sg.3 inanimate | ibosi |
| Sg.3 animate | mabosi |
| Pl.1 inclusive | mibosi |
| Pl.1 exclusive | abosi |
| Pl.2 | fibosi |
| Pl.3 | dibosi |
Sample Sentences
Verbs conjugated like bosi
sasafo,
sasafu,
sinaot,
berarti,
sesifil,
japejape,
sisifil,
yofoyofo,
berebere,
belebele,
mo,
mu,
oi,
sa,
degou,
efiwi,
fofoi,
filou,
fiogo,
gaago, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
Postulated by Voorhoeve to have derived from earlier *obosi, from *ḋobosi, in which case cognate with Ternate hobo (“swollen”).