Halia language
Language
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Halia is an Austronesian language of Buka Island and the Selau Peninsula of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea.
| Halia | |
|---|---|
| Selau | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Buka Island, Selau Peninsula |
Native speakers | 25,000 (2005)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hla |
| Glottolog | hali1244 |
Phonology
Grammar
Pronouns
There are four sets of pronouns. The first set functions as the subject when preceding the verb. Set 2 functions as a subject or object when following the verb. Set 3 is used for inalienable possession. Set 4 is used for alienable possession. There is an inclusive/exclusive first person distinction.
| Pronoun | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1SG | alia | lia | -r | i tar |
| 2SG | alö | lö | -mulö | i tamulö |
| 3SG | nonei | -en | -nen | i tanen |
| 1PL (incl.) | ara | ra | -rara | i tarara |
| 1PL (excl.) | alam | lam | -mulam | i tamulam |
| 2PL | alimiu | limiu | -milimiu | i tamilimiu |
| 3PL | nori | -en | -ren | i taren |
The suffix -e signifies a transitive verb.[3]
Literature
In the 1960s Francis Hagai produced a series of liturgies in Halia as part of his work with the Hahalis Welfare Society.[4]
