Kol language (Papua New Guinea)
The Kol language is a language spoken in eastern New Britain island, Papua New Guinea. There are about 4000 speakers in Pomio District of East New Britain Province, mostly on the southern side of New Britain island.
Kol appears to be a language isolate, though it may be distantly related to the poorly attested Sulka language.Phonology of the Kol language:
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar |
| Plosive | p b | t | | k g |
| Nasal | m | n | | ŋ |
| Rhotic | | r | | |
| Lateral | | l | | |
| Fricative | | s | | |
| Approximant | w | | j | |
/b, r/ can be realized as as intervocalic allophones. /r/ is pronounced as when following a nasal consonant.
Kol displays vowel length contrast.
