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{{Short description|Oceanic language in Papua New Guinea}} |
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{{Infobox language |
{{Infobox language |
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|name=Bola |
|name=Bola |
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|nativename=Bakovi |
|nativename={{lang|bnp|Bakovi}} |
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|states=[[Papua New Guinea]] |
|states=[[Papua New Guinea]] |
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|speakers=14,000 |
|speakers=14,000 |
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== Phonology == |
== Phonology == |
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Phonology of the Bola language:<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Wiebe|first=Brent|date=August 2004|title=Bola (Bola-Bakovi) Language [BNP] East New Britain & West New Britain Province|url=https://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/14/46/78/144678789960846966219668552667179530791/Bola.pdf|journal=Organised Phonology Data}}</ref> |
Phonology of the Bola language:<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Wiebe|first=Brent|date=August 2004|title=Bola (Bola-Bakovi) Language [BNP] East New Britain & West New Britain Province|url=https://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/14/46/78/144678789960846966219668552667179530791/Bola.pdf|journal=Organised Phonology Data}}</ref> |
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! [[Velar consonant|Velar]] |
! [[Velar consonant|Velar]] |
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![[Nasal consonant|Nasal]] |
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|{{IPA link|m}} |
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|p b |
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|{{IPA link|n}} |
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|t d |
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|{{IPA link|ŋ}} |
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|k g |
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![[Plosive]] |
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! [[Nasal consonant|Nasal]] |
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|{{IPA link|p}} {{IPA link|b}} |
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|{{IPA link|t}} {{IPA link|d}} |
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|{{IPA link|k}} {{IPA link|g}} |
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|ŋ |
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|{{IPA link|β}} |
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|({{IPA link|s}}) |
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|{{IPA link|ɣ}} |
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![[Rhotic consonant|Rhotic]] |
![[Rhotic consonant|Rhotic]] |
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|{{IPA link|r}} |
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! [[Fricative consonant|Fricative]] |
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|β |
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|ɣ |
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![[Lateral consonant|Lateral]] |
![[Lateral consonant|Lateral]] |
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|{{IPA link|l}} |
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|l |
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/t/ is realized as /s, ʃ/ |
{{IPA|/t/}} is realized as {{IPA|/s, ʃ/}} only when occurring in front of {{IPA|/i/}}. The voiced stops {{IPA|/b d ɡ/}} can often sound prenasalized {{IPA|[ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ]}} among various speakers. {{IPA|/ɣ/}} can be pronounced as a glottal fricative {{IPAblink|h}} among younger speakers. |
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! [[Front vowel|Front]] |
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! [[High vowel|High]] |
! [[High vowel|High]] |
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| {{IPA link|i}} |
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| || align="center" |{{IPA|u}} |
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| {{IPA link|u}} |
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! [[Mid vowel|Mid]] |
! [[Mid vowel|Mid]] |
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| {{IPA link|ɛ}} |
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| || align="center" |{{IPA|ɔ}} |
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| {{IPA link|ɔ}} |
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![[Low vowel|Low]] |
! [[Low vowel|Low]] |
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|{{IPA link|ɑ}} |
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/i/ before vowel sounds /ɑ ɛ ɔ u/ is pronounced as a glide sound |
{{IPA|/i/}} before vowel sounds {{IPA|/ɑ ɛ ɔ u/}} is pronounced as a glide sound {{IPAblink|j}}.<ref>van den Berg & Wiebe (2019)</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Languages of Papua New Guinea}} |
{{Languages of Papua New Guinea}} |
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{{Meso-Melanesian languages}} |
{{Meso-Melanesian languages}} |
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{{Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages}} |
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[[Category:Meso-Melanesian languages]] |
[[Category:Meso-Melanesian languages]] |
Latest revision as of 21:27, 10 November 2024
Bola | |
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Bakovi | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 14,000 (2000 census)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bnp |
Glottolog | bola1250 |
ELP | Bola |
Bola, or Bakovi, is an Oceanic language of West New Britain in Papua New Guinea. The Harua (Xarua) dialect developed on a palm plantation.
Phonology
[edit]Phonology of the Bola language:[2]
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | |
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Nasal | m | n | ŋ |
Plosive | p b | t d | k g |
Fricative | β | (s) | ɣ |
Rhotic | r | ||
Lateral | l |
/t/ is realized as /s, ʃ/ only when occurring in front of /i/. The voiced stops /b d ɡ/ can often sound prenasalized [ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ] among various speakers. /ɣ/ can be pronounced as a glottal fricative [h] among younger speakers.
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i | u | |
Mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Low | ɑ |
/i/ before vowel sounds /ɑ ɛ ɔ u/ is pronounced as a glide sound [j].[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Bola at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Wiebe, Brent (August 2004). "Bola (Bola-Bakovi) Language [BNP] East New Britain & West New Britain Province" (PDF). Organised Phonology Data.
- ^ van den Berg & Wiebe (2019)
Further reading
[edit]- van den Berg, René; Wiebe, Brent (2019), Bola Grammar Sketch (PDF), Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages, 63, Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, ISBN 9980-0-4482-9
External links
[edit]- Organised Phonology Data
- Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Ruth, Jonah, and the New Testament in the Bola language of Papua New Guinea