| Bola | |
| Nativename: | Bakovi |
| States: | Papua New Guinea |
| Speakers: | 14,000 |
| Date: | 2000 census |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Austronesian |
| Fam2: | Malayo-Polynesian |
| Fam3: | Oceanic |
| Fam4: | Western Oceanic |
| Fam5: | Meso-Melanesian |
| Fam6: | Willaumez |
| Iso3: | bnp |
| Glotto: | bola1250 |
| Glottorefname: | Bola |
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 of the Bola language:[1]
| Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | |
| Fricative | pronounced as /link/ | (pronounced as /link/) | pronounced as /link/ | |
| Rhotic | pronounced as /link/ | |||
| Lateral | pronounced as /link/ |
pronounced as //t// is realized as pronounced as //s, ʃ// only when occurring in front of pronounced as //i//. The voiced stops pronounced as //b d ɡ// can often sound prenasalized pronounced as /[ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ]/ among various speakers. pronounced as //ɣ// can be pronounced as a glottal fricative pronounced as /link/ among younger speakers.
| High | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Low | pronounced as /link/ |