Halia language
# Halia 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:

### Consonants

| | | Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nasal | Nasal | m | n | | ŋ | |
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | | k | |
| Plosive | voiced | b | | | g | |
| Affricate | Affricate | | ts ~ tʃ | ts ~ tʃ | | |
| Fricative | Fricative | | s | | | h |
| Lateral | Lateral | | l | | | |
| Rhotic | Rhotic | | r | | | |
| Semivowel | Semivowel | w | | j | | |

### Vowels

| | Front | Central | Back |
| - | - | - | - |
| High | i | | u |
| High | ɪ | | ʊ |
| Mid | (e) | | o |
| Mid | ɛ | | ɔ |
| Low | | a | |

Diphthong vowel sounds include /ei, au, ou/.

[e] exists, but not as a monophthong.

### Allophones

| Phoneme | Allophones |
| - | - |
| /b/ | [β] |
| /ɡ/ | [ɣ], [χ] |
| /ts/ | [tʃ] |
| /r/ | [ɾ] |
| /a/ | [æ], [ɐ], [ʌ] |
| /ʊ/ | [ɨ] |
| /ei/ | [e], [ɛi], [ɛ] |

## Literature

In the 1960s Francis Hagai produced a series of liturgies in Halia as part of his work with the Hahalis Welfare Society.

