Hula | |
States: | Papua New Guinea |
Region: | Central Province |
Date: | 2014 |
Ref: | e25 |
Coordinates: | -10.096°N 147.726°W |
Familycolor: | Austronesian |
Fam2: | Malayo-Polynesian |
Fam3: | Oceanic |
Fam4: | Western Oceanic |
Fam5: | Papuan Tip |
Fam6: | Central |
Fam7: | Sinagoro–Keapara |
Fam8: | Hula–Keapara |
Iso3: | hul |
Glotto: | hula1239 |
Glottorefname: | Hula |
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.
The Hula language includes several dialectal varieties: Vulaa, Alewai, Irupara, Kaparoko, Viriolo, Moukele.