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Bola language (Austronesian)

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Bola
Bakovi
Native toPapua New Guinea
Native speakers
(14,000 cited 2000 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bnp
Glottologbola1250
ELPBola

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

Phonology of the Bola language[2]:

Consonant sounds
Labial Alveolar Velar
Plosive p b t d k g
Nasal m n ŋ
Rhotic r
Fricative β ɣ
Lateral l

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

Vowel sounds
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a

References

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


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