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Bola language (Austronesian)

Oceanic language in Papua New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.

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Phonology

Phonology of the Bola language:[2]

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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.

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/i/ before vowel sounds ɛ ɔ u/ is pronounced as a glide sound [j].[3]

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