Hula (or Vula’a, Bula’a, Vulaa) is an Oceanic language spoken in the Hula area of the Rigo district, in Papua New Guinea. It is close to, but distinct from, its neighbour Keapara.
| Hula | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Central Province |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2014)[1] |
Austronesian
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hul |
| Glottolog | hula1239 |
| Coordinates: 10°05′46″S 147°43′34″E / 10.096°S 147.726°E | |
Dialects edit
The Hula language includes several dialectal varieties: Vulaa, Alewai, Irupara, Kaparoko, Viriolo, Moukele.[2]
References edit
- ^ Hula at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Hula". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
