Bola language (Austronesian): Difference between revisions

Bola
Bola
Bakovi
Native to	Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	14,000 (2000 census)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Oceanic Western Oceanic Meso-Melanesian Willaumez Bola; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bnp
Glottolog	bola1250
ELP	Bola

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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 of the Bola language^[2]:

/t/ is realized as /s~ʃ/ when only occurring in front of /i/.

^ Bola at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Wiebe, Brent (August 2004). "Bola (Bola-Bakovi) Language [BNP] East New Britian & West New Britian Province" (PDF). Organised Phonology Data.

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