Hoia Hoia language

Hoia Hoia (Hoyahoya) is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. It is close to Minanibai. The two varieties, Ukusi-Koparamio Hoia Hoia ("Hoia Hoia" in Ethnologue 17) and Matakaia Hoia Hoia ("Hoyahoya" in Ethnologue 17), are distinct languages, though significantly closer to each other than to other Inland Gulf languages.

Hoia Hoia
Hoyahoya
Region	Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Native speakers	(180 cited 2000 census)[1]
Language family	Trans–New Guinea Fly River (Anim) Inland Gulf Minanibai Hoia Hoia
Dialects	Ukusi-Koparamio Hoia Hoia Matakaia Hoia Hoia
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: hhi – Ukusi-Koparamio Hoia Hoia hhy – Matakaia Hoia Hoia
Glottolog	hoya1236  Hoyaic

The varieties are spoken in Ukusi-Koparamio (7.812986°S 143.682495°E / -7.812986; 143.682495 (Ukusi); 7.830844°S 143.740897°E / -7.830844; 143.740897 (Koperamio)) and Matakaia (7.845775°S 143.246807°E / -7.845775; 143.246807 (Gagoro - Matakaia)) villages of Bamu Rural LLG in Western Province, Papua New Guinea, respectively.^[2][3]

Word lists of Hoia Hoia dialects have been collected by Carr (1991).^[4]

Phonology

Consonants

	Labial	Alveolar	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Stop	p b	t d	k g
Nasal	m	n
Fricative		s <sh>		ʁ	h
Approximant		l

Vowels

	Front	Back
High	i	u
Mid	e	o
Low		ɑ ɑ̙ <a>