Halia

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A language of Papua New Guinea

ISO 639-3
hla
Alternate Names
Tasi
User Population

25,000 (2005 SIL), increasing.

Location

Bougainville province: North Bougainville district, Buka island east coast; Selau peninsula, Cartaret Islands.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Western Oceanic, Meso Melanesian, New Ireland, South New Ireland-Northwest Solomonic, Nehan-North Bougainville, Buka, Halia
Dialects

Hanahan, Hangan, Touloun (Tulon, Tulun), Selau. Tryon (1990) says distinct from Takuu [nho] (Nukuria) and Luangiua (Ontong Java [ojv]) in Solomon Islands. Users have contact with Luangiua.

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

All also use Tok Pisin [tpi] (Oppermann 2011). Used as L2 by Petats [pex], Solos [sol].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 75%–100%. Literacy rate in L2: 75%–100%. Radio. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1978–2020.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Halia
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Distinct from Tulu dialect of Tulu-Bohuai [rak] in Manus Province. Christian.