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:

+ Consonant sounds Labial Alveolar VelarNasalPlosive Fricative()RhoticLateral

is realized as only when occurring in front of . The voiced stops can often sound prenasalized among various speakers. can be pronounced as a glottal fricative among younger speakers.

+ Vowel sounds FrontCentral Back High Mid Low before vowel sounds is pronounced as a glide sound .van den Berg & Wiebe (2019)

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Further reading

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