Bola | Ethnologue

A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639: bnp
Alternate Names: Bakovi, Talasea, Valupai
Autonym: Bola-Bakovi
Population: 13,700 (2000 census). 2,250 Harua.
Location:: West New Britain province: Willaumez peninsula northeast coast, Harua east of Kimbe.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, Willaumez
Dialects: Harua (Garua, Karua, Mai, Xarua), Bola. Harua developed among people resettled on an oil palm plantation.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Most also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (van den Berg and Wiebe 2019). Some also use English [eng] (van den Berg and Wiebe 2019). Used as L2 by Bebeli [bek], Bulu [bjl].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: High in Tok Pisin [tpi]. Literature. Bible: 2011.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bola
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Location: West New Britain province: Willaumez peninsula northeast coast, Harua east of Kimbe.