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:
is realized as only when occurring in front of . The voiced stops can often sound prenasalized among various speakers. can be pronounced as a glottal fricative among younger speakers.
before vowel sounds is pronounced as a glide sound .