Language
Halia is an Austronesian language of Buka Island and the Selau Peninsula of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea.
Phonology
The phonology of the Halia language:[2]
Consonants
Vowels
Diphthong vowel sounds include /ei, au, ou/.
[e] exists, but not as a monophthong.
Allophones
Literature
In the 1960s Francis Hagai produced a series of liturgies in Halia as part of his work with the Hahalis Welfare Society.[3]
References
- ^ Halia at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Allen, Jerry (1987). Halia grammar. Data Papers on Papua New Guinea Languages, 32: Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics. pp. 4–10, 215–219.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Trompf, G. W. (1994). Payback: The Logic of Retribution in Melanesian Religions. Cambridge University Press. p. 224. ISBN 9780521416917.
External links
- Written materials on Halia are available at Kaipuleohone under 'Selau'
