title: Halia language
text: # 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.
  
  