Bola language (Austronesian)
Bola, or Bakovi, is an Oceanic language of West New Britain in Papua New Guinea. The Harua dialect developed on a palm plantation.Phonology of the Bola language:
| Labial | Alveolar | Velar |
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ |
| Rhotic | | r | |
| Fricative | β | | ɣ |
| Lateral | | l | |
/t/ is realized as /s~ʃ/ when only occurring in front of /i/. The voiced stops /b d ɡ/ can often sound prenasalized among various speakers.
| Front | Central | Back |
| High | | | |
| Mid | | | |
| Low | | | |
