Bola language (Austronesian)
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Oceanic language in Papua New Guinea
Bola | |
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Bakovi | |
Native to | Papua New Guinea |
Native speakers | 14,000 (2000 census)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bnp |
Glottolog | bola1250 |
ELP | Bola |
Bola, or Bakovi, is an
West New Britain in Papua New Guinea
. The Harua (Xarua) dialect developed on a palm plantation.
Phonology
Phonology of the Bola language:[2]
Labial | Alveolar | Velar | |
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Nasal | m | n
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ŋ |
Plosive | p b | d
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k g |
Fricative | β | (s) | ɣ |
Rhotic | r
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Lateral | l
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/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
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i | u | |
Mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Low
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ɑ |
/i/ before vowel sounds /ɑ ɛ ɔ u/ is pronounced as a glide sound [j].[3]
References
- ^ 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
- 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
- Organised Phonology Data
- Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Ruth, Jonah, and the New Testament in the Bola language of Papua New Guinea
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- * indicates proposed status
- ? indicates classification dispute
- † indicates extinct status
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