The research regarding the phonology of Bonai language has not much done. This causes lack of knowledge about the characteristic of Bonai language, especially Ulak Patian, dialect. Hence, it is important to do the research that aim to describe the specific characteristic of Bonai Language, Ulak Patian dialect. By applying descriptive qualitative method, the data of utterances of the remote indigenous community of Bonai was collected by using conversation and listen method. The technique used is is recording and taking notes.. After recording and taking notes, the data was analyzed by making classification, transcription and conclusion. The result of this research shows that the retroplex sounds / /, //, and /g/ are the characteristic of bahasa Bonai, Ulak Patian dialect as the variation of the sound /t/ dan /n/, /k/, dan /!/ Pasang Padang and Bonai dialects.
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